National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October in the US has been designated the National Breast Cancer Awareness month.

I, for one, did not know it could affect males too but apparently these are the statistics of breast cancer for the United States:

New cases: 178,480 (female); 2,030 (male)
Deaths: 40,460 (female); 450 (male)

This is scary. Early detection and treatment can provide an almost 100 % cure says the Cancer Patients Aid Association.

An article by Professor Indraneel Mittra, Professor of Surgery and Consultant Surgeon and Scientist,Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai says the incidence of breast cancer is rising in every country of the world especially in developing countries such as India. This is because more and more women in India are beginning to work outside their homes which allows the various risk factors of breast cancer to come into play. These include late age at first childbirth, fewer children and shorter duration of breast-feeding.

Executive or home maker, student or independent professional, take care of yourself and have a periodic check up because cancer has no regard for title, nationality, religion or vocation.

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Salute The Indian Air Force

Stand up and salute the Indian Air Force. This force completes 75 glorious years in the nation’s defence today.

From its inception in 1932 during colonial times, through the first years of Independence, the wars against Pakistan in ’65 and ’71, The Indian Air Force has brought laurels to the country.

“Quality individual skills welded with state-of-the-art technology is the hallmark of our fighting force” -Air Vice Marshal N Menon UYSM, AVSM, Fighter Pilot.

Whether you are a man or a woman, if you are young, seek adventure and wish to serve your country, look for career options in the Indian Air Force.

I end by saluting the IAF Martyrs who gave their life for India.

"Why I Blog"- Nita Kulkarni

Came across this very interesting blog. Nita Kulkarni expresses herself very lucidly. Her reasons for blogging caught my attention.

Mine is not a blog on politics so I have stayed away from that subject. Nita’s blog has a wide canvas, called as it is, ” A Wide Angle View Of India”. It covers a vast amount of information about India and its people.

I enjoyed dropping in and hope to continue to do so.