Being in this business for over 25 years, I have been supplying medical equipment to thousands of patients’
with all different types of illnesses, diseases and injuries.
Recently,
some of these illnesses have hit home. Last year my father had a heart attack, my mother was just diagnosed
with Breast Cancer and my close friend’s sister has been battling lung cancer.
Seventh Street Medical Supply is committed to fighting these causes and raising awareness
of these diseases. As part of our mission, we ask for your support in recognizing these devastating illnesses.
Together,
we can win this battle.
To learn more, select any one of the causes below.
American
Heart Association:
Heart Attack Warning
Signs
some
heart attacks are sudden and intense — the "movie heart attack," where no one doubts what's
happening. But most heart attacks start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Often people affected aren't sure what's
wrong and wait too long before getting help. Here are signs that can mean a heart attack is happening:
- Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more
than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.
- Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in
one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.
- Shortness
of breath with or without
chest discomfort.
- Other
signs
may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness www.americanheart.org
Breast Cancer:
Breast
cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, other than skin cancer. It is the second leading cause
of cancer death in women, after lung cancer.
About 182,460
women in the United States will be found to have invasive breast cancer in 2008. About 40,480 women will die from the disease
this year. Right now there are about two and a half million breast cancer survivors in the United States.
The chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer some time during
her life is about 1 in 8. The chance of dying from breast cancer is about 1 in 35. Breast cancer death rates are going down.
This is probably the result of finding the cancer earlier and improved treatment. www.breastcancer.org
Lung Cancer: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer
deaths in the United States. Approximately
50% of the people diagnosed with lung cancer have never smoked nor are former smokers. Lung cancer accounts for approximately 29% of
all cancer deaths.
During 2008,
there will be about 215,020 new cases of lung cancer (114,690 among men and 100,330 among women). More than 7% of American men and women will be
diagnosed with lung cancer in the course of their lifetime.
The LUNGevity Foundation: www.lungevity.org
Andy
Scolnick, VP
Seventh Street Medical Supply, Inc
Andy Scolnick, VP
Seventh
Street Medical Supply, Inc
