Liguori Publications celebrates National Pink Prayer Day on October 15th to honor breast cancer patients and survivors, and the mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends that surround them. Declarations are in process by local, state, and national agencies to declare this day as a national day of prayer.
In support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Liguori Publications introduces Pink Prayer Book, a collection that represents the experience, heartfelt thoughts, and deeply personal prayers of the women whose strength and faith can inspire each of us.
Below is information about breast cancer and the statistics on survival and prayer that were the inspiration for publishing Pink Prayer Book:
- Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among American women, accounting for one in three cancer diagnoses in women
- One in eight women born today will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some time in their lifetime
- An estimated 180,000 new cases will be diagnosed in 2008
- An estimated 67,770 new cases of carcinoma in situ (CIS), the earliest form of breast cancer, will be diagnosed in 2008
- An estimated 40,000 women die from breast cancer in 2008
- Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women aged forty to fifty-nine
- There are over two million breast cancer survivors alive in the United States
- The month of October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- A survey of twelve years of reports in two major psychiatric journals showed that spirituality – defined as participation in religious ceremony, social support, prayer, and belief in a higher being – yielded positive mental health benefits in 92% of the cases
- There is an ever-present need for continued awareness of breast cancer on the part of the public, including awareness of symptoms and warning signs, treatment options, research needs, and public policy implications
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