Breast Cancer Awareness October 2013

When breast cancer and its treatment overshadow everything, we see the woman underneath. Breast Cancer Care is the only UK-wide charity dedicated to providing emotional and practical support for anyone affected by breast cancer. We campaign for better support and care and promote the importance of early detection, involving people with breast cancer in all that we do.

Last year...

• 1.5 million people sought information or support from our website
• 950,000 copies of our expert publications were ordered or downloaded
• we answered more than 12,000 calls to our Helpline and more than 1,500 Ask the Nurse email queries
• we reached 3,375 people with our breast awareness talks
• Over 7,000 people used our face-to-face or other specialist services.

There’s no right or wrong way to check your breasts. Try to get used to looking at and feeling your breasts regularly. Remember to check all parts of your breast, your armpits and up to your collarbone.

Nobody knows your body like you do,so you’re the best person to notice any unusual changes.

• Changes in size or shape.
• Changes in skin texture such as puckering or dimpling.
• Inverted nipple.
• A lump or thickening of breast tissue.
• Redness or a rash on the skin/around the nipple.
• Discharge from one or both nipples.
• Constant pain in breast or armpit.
• Swelling in armpit/around collarbone.

World Heart Day 2013

This year’s World Heart Day will build on the success of 2012, where 977 activities in 118 countries were organized - the highest number ever reported in the history of this campaign. The 2013 World Heart Day will highlight a life-course approach to the prevention and control of CVD with a focus on women and children and show what actions can be taken through a person’s life to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD): “Today we have an opportunity to prevent the future impact of heart disease and stroke by enabling heart-healthy living from childhood throughout adulthood.”

Speaking to a targeted audience  
The toolkit will be built such that it will have targeted messaging for specific age groups including: children and adolescents, adults and seniors. This is especially significant since at the World Health Assembly (WHA) May 2012, governments from 194 countries agreed the first global mortality target on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) – including CVD – and made a commitment to reduce premature mortality by 25 per cent by 2025. Given that CVD accounts for nearly half of the 36 million NCD deaths annually we have a major role to play in achieving this target. 

As a result of this commitment  the World Health Organization (WHO) has drafted a Global Action Plan (GAP) on the Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013-2025, which includes 25 indicators and  a set of 9 voluntary targets to be officially approved at the WHA in May 2013. The NCD targets are essentially CVD targets and the GAP highlights the importance of a life-course approach to CVD and includes indicators targeted at specific age groups. This is where World Heart Day plays a significant role as it will help to deliver the message to mass audiences in a targeted way and will help sensitize people to the fact that governments alone cannot reach these targets and individuals must also take responsibility for their own and their family’s health.  

Survey highlights ignorance on perception of risk
On the occasion of World Heart Day 2012, the World Heart Federation commissioned a multi-national survey to assess perceptions of the general public about the age they believed people should start to take action about their heart health to prevent conditions such as heart disease and stroke.  The survey findings revealed through a global press release that half of people believe they should wait until age 30 or older before taking action to protect their heart, when in fact CVD can affect people of all ages and populations groups, and the risk can begin early in life with exposure to CVD risk factors. It is a myth that heart disease and stroke are lifestyle diseases that primarily affect older, affluent, male populations. Women are at equal risk to men, and children are vulnerable, too. 

World Heart Day: 29 September 2013
In light of these results and in continuation of the 2012 theme, the focus on CVD prevention among women and children will be reinforced in 2013, emphasizing the fact that from childhood through adulthood we have the opportunity to prevent the burden of heart disease and stroke and reach the target of a 25 per cent reduction in CVD deaths by 2025.This campaign will highlight what actions can be taken through a person’s life to reduce their risk of CVD, from conception through to life end as we know that a life-course approach is key to the prevention and control of CVD.

We need to protect the future generation against heart disease and stroke, by encouraging and enabling heart-healthy living from early life as the behaviour of today’s children will affect the future burden of heart disease and stroke. The risk of dying or becoming seriously unwell due to heart disease and stroke is also largely underestimated in women. Heart disease is the number one killer of women, causing one in three deaths.

Taking action to prevent exposure to risk factors such as lack of physical activity, an unhealthy diet and tobacco smoke among women will not only have a positive impact on their own but also on their children’s health, as they learn by example and will be encouraged to adopt heart-healthy behaviours from a young age.

World Oral Health Day 2013

A day to remember
World Oral Health Day is celebrated every year on 20 March. It reminds us that healthy teeth, gums and mouth play a crucial role in our ability to work or study without constant, nagging and painful toothache, in our self confidence and in the health of our whole body.

World Oral Health Day 2013
The theme of World Oral Health Day 2013 is ‘Healthy Teeth for Healthy Life’. It reflects the major contribution oral health makes to our lives. Around the world, FDI member dental associations, schools, companies and other groups celebrated the day with events organized under the single, unifying and simple message.

Raising awareness
World Oral Health Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness and encourage individuals, families, communities and governments to take measures to lower the incidence of oral disease.

Taking action
World Oral Health Day offers the dental and oral health community a platform for action: working together, we can prevent the epidemic of caries, gum diseases and tooth loss and help our communities maintain a solid dentition for life.

Since 2007
Communities around the world have been celebrating World Oral Health Day since 2008. This followed a decision to create the special celebratory day at the 2007 FDI Annual World Dental Congress (AWDC) in Dubai. The chosen date was 12 September, corresponding to the birthday of FDI founder Charles Godon. Later, practical reasons allied to event planning and organization led FDI leadership to change the date to 20 March.

Prevention and care
The first line of oral health care is with individual through prevention, especially good brushing habits, and regular check-ups. When necessary, the dental profession and dental team are in a position to offer state-of-the-art services to an increasingly large proportion of the population. Orthodontic treatment, dental implants and aesthetic dentistry play an important role in improving quality of life and the health of the general population.

The burden of oral disease
Nevertheless, in many countries, the burden of oral disease and its devastating cost to families and societies is still underestimated. Oral diseases are among the most common chronic diseases. Worldwide, 90% of the population is at risk from some form of disorder, ranging from caries, periodontal diseases and tooth decay to oral cancer.

WOHD2013 National events reports
From Armenia to Australia, from Mexico to Myanmar and from Portugal to Pakistan, news came in daily of the huge investment by FDI national dental associations in World Oral Health Day 2013 and its universal message ‘Healthy Teeth for a Healthy Life’.

- See more at: http://www.fdiworldental.org/events/world-oral-health-day/2013.aspx#sthash.e5Hvpk4T.dpuf

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