Why is my paper pink? The color of today’s paper is probably
quite a shock to many of our readers, and that is just the
effect we are hoping for. Today marks the beginning of Breast
Cancer Awareness Month, and this edition of The Yazoo Herald is
dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of early
detection and encouraging support for efforts to help find a
cure. Most of us know someone who has been affected by breast
cancer. Besides some forms of skin cancer, it is the most common
cancer in women. It doesn’t discriminate. Breast cancer rates
are equally high among women of all races. The Center of Disease
Control reports that it is the highest cause of death by cancer
among Hispanic women and the second-leading cancer cause of
death among white and black women. One in eight women in the
United States will suffer from invasive breast cancer at some
point in their lives. Fortunately, breast cancer deaths have
been decreasing since 1990 as detection and treatment improve,
reducing the mortality rate to