October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, about 230,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women will be diagnosed in 2011. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United
States, other than skin cancer. It is the second leading cause of cancer
death in women, after lung cancer. For more information about breast cancer, please visit the American Cancer Society, the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month website, and the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure website. Locally, the Little Rock Race for the Cure will be held on October 22nd, and many staff members from the Arkansas State Library will be participating.
At the library, we also have many resources to help you understand and deal with a cancer diagnosis. While we cannot offer any medical or legal advice, we are ready to assist you in finding books, articles, and websites that can help you or a loved one. If you would like to know more about our databases or books in our collection, you can call the reference desk at (501) 682-2053 or send us a reference question using our Ask a Librarian form.
