By Yvette Rivera, BA The month of October is identified as Breast Cancer Awareness month. Breast cancer, the most common cancer among American women, is a disease in which cells in the breast grow out of control. The type of breast cancer varies depending on which cells in the breast turns into cancer. Each year, breast cancer affects nearly 255,000 women, with most breast cancers found in women who are 50 years or older. Though this is the most common, this disease also affe