October is the month of recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness and celebrated under the slogan 'Giving

Hope. Lives Save.’ Men and women locally are encouraged to display support for survivors of breast cancer
and those fighting the disease by wearing pink ribbons or clothes. As stated by Dr. Felycette Gay Lapus,
President of the Philippine Society of Medical Oncology, breast cancer has the lowest survival rate among
15 Asian countries, exceeding lung cancer as the most prevalent type of cancer in the Philippines.
Direction: Answer the following questions:
1. What do pink ribbons mean during the month of October?
2. What do you think is the purpose of recognizing October as Breast Cancer
Awareness Month?
3. Who are likely to have breast cancer?

4. Why do you think doctors and influential personalities try to educate Filipinos
about cancer?
5. As a student, how can you show support activities that are geared towards
Breast Cancer Awareness Month?
The known cancer-causing compounds are called carcinogens. It does not mean you are going to get cancer
if you come into touch with a carcinogen. It depends on what you have been exposed to, how much you
have been exposed, and, among other aspects, how often you have been exposed with. Increasing the risk
of developing particular cancer types is related with certain carcinogenic agents.
Guide Questions
1. What is the type of cancer that originates in the skin or the tissues of the
internal organs?
2. Where does sarcoma develop?
3. What is leukemia?
4. What is the cancer that begins in the lymphatic system?
5. What type of cancer originates from the bone marrow?