JoAnn M. Romeo Aesthetics

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. While most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget to take the steps to have a plan to detect the disease in its early stages and encourage others to do the same. Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women today. Today, when you look around, you will see the unique things people are doing to help promote awareness of this disease and the efforts to find a cure. You cannot help be touched by all the different ways professional athletes and coaches are showing their support. From pink shoes, pink sweatbands, and pink ribbon stickers on helmets, it is great to see then all get involved. If you or someone you know is undergoing treatments, GlyMed Plus, the skincare line that I use and carry in my studio, has a program called "Maria's Gift".  Maria's Gift helps breast cancer survivors by donating GlyMed Plus professional pr...

If you follow Angelina Jolie, and have read her mother and her story, you will appreciate this information and the importance of getting testing. A test to detect if you are at risk with breast cancer is the BRCA Test. When you are tested positive, you have a much higher risk for developing breast and/or ovarian cancer. Even if you practice a healthy lifestyle through nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle choices, this outcome is almost unavoidable.