Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Cancer Awareness For The Month Of May 2015

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Cancer Awareness For The Month Of May2015: May 2015 Brain Tumor Awareness Month What are adult brain and spinal cord tumors? Brain and spinal cord tumors are masses of abnorma...

Cancer Awareness For The Month Of May 2015

May 2015

Brain Tumor Awareness Month

What are adult brain and spinal cord tumors?

Brain and spinal cord tumors are masses of abnormal cells in the brain or spinal cord that have grown out of control.

In most other parts of the body, it is very important to distinguish between benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous) tumors. Benign tumors do not grow into nearby tissues or spread to distant areas, so in other parts of the body they are almost never life threatening. One of the main reasons malignant tumors are so dangerous is because they can spread throughout the body.

Although brain tumors rarely spread to other parts of the body, most of them can spread through the brain tissue. Even so-called benign tumors can, as they grow, press on and destroy normal brain tissue, causing damage that is often disabling and sometimes fatal. For this reason, doctors usually speak of “brain tumors” rather than “brain cancers.” The main concerns with brain and spinal cord tumors are how readily they spread through the rest of the brain or spinal cord and whether they can be removed and not come back.

Brain and spinal cord tumors tend to be different in adults and children. They often form in different areas, develop from different cell types, and may have a different outlook and treatment.

               
 Don’t Fry Day (May 22)*

Melanoma Monday (May 4)

National Women’s Check-up Day (May 12)

National Women's Health Week (May 10–16)

Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is the main cause of skin cancer. UV radiation can also come from tanning booths or sunlamps. The most dangerous kind of skin cancer is called melanoma.

The good news? Skin cancer can almost always be cured when it’s found and treated early. Communities, health professionals, and families can work together to prevent skin cancer or detect it early on.

Make a difference: Spread the word about strategies for preventing skin cancer and encourage communities, organizations, families, and individuals to get involved.

World No Tobacco Day (May 31)

Every year, on 31 May, WHO and partners mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption.

For World No Tobacco Day 2015, we are calling on countries to work together to end the illicit trade of tobacco products.

From many angles, the illicit trade of tobacco products is a major global concern, including health, legal and economic, governance and corruption.

Scale of the problem

The illicit tobacco market may account for as much as one in every 10 cigarettes consumed globally, according to studies, including information supplied by the global customs community. The European Commission estimates that illicit trade in cigarettes costs the EU and their Member States over €10 billion annually in lost tax and customs revenue.

Illicit trade is not a problem just in high-income countries; almost all countries throughout the world are subject to illicit trade in some form or another. In response to the threat posed by illicit tobacco trade, the international community negotiated and adopted in November 2012 the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, the first protocol to the WHO FCTC.

                           

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: THE LUNG FORCE

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: THE LUNG FORCE: The 2nd annual LUNG FORCE Turquoise Takeover is nearly upon us. That’s right: during the second week of May, National Women’s Lung Heal...

THE LUNG FORCE

The 2nd annual LUNG FORCE Turquoise Takeover is nearly upon us.

That’s right: during the second week of May, National Women’s Lung Health Week, we will be turning the nation turquoise in support of the fight against lung cancer in women.

Every 8 minutes, a woman in the United States dies of lung cancer. And despite the fact that lung cancer is the #1 cancer killer of women, only 1% of women say lung cancer is top-of-mind for them.

This has to change. And you have the power to change it during Turquoise Takeover. Here’s how:

1. Tell Your Story: If lung cancer has touched your life, share your story to inspire others 

to keep fighting and demonstrate to the world that anyone can get lung cancer. If there are others in your life who have been affected by lung cancer, share this with them and ask them to tell their story as well.

2. Visit CVS/pharmacy: Starting tomorrow through May 23, you can donate to LUNG FORCE at checkout at CVS/pharmacy stores nationwide. Go into any store to thank CVS/pharmacy for its support of the cause—and give.

Thank you for all you do to fight for women’s lung health.

Together, we’re going to make this a Turquoise Takeover to remember and make sure everyone in America knows that anyone can get lung cancer.

Together in Turquoise,
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