I really like Reese Witherspoon.  She defies those stereotypes about young, spoiled starlets, and has shown a lot of class, never filmed or photographed stumbling out of clubs, and keeping her two adorable children out of the spotlight as much as possible, as well as putting forther a good example to her young fans by showing her intellect and integrity, and the reports that she is never late to set and is a very hard worker in Hollywood also help drive home to young women that she is exemplary when it comes to work ethic, class, and good parenting.

It was a shame when her marriage to Ryan Phillipe didn’t work out, but even that she carried with utter class and dignity, never smearing him or making outrageous public accusations and embarrassing the family further.  Well, now Reese has done another admirable thing as Avon’s ambassador for women’s health, and she has come forth and spoken out on her feelings about breast cancer and how she realized how important it was to get the message out about the importance of early detection in breast cancer, in young and old women alike.

She said she was especially alarmed when she heard the statistic that every three minutes here in the US, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, a breast cancer research statistic that she says she would like to help change, and like to help reduce the effect of advanced cancer as well.  Even more interesting is the statistic that supposedly breast cancer has a 97% recovery rate if it is caught before it spreads from the breast to other parts of the body, which is when it becomes especially lethal since it can easily invade the lymph nodes, which carry the cancer cells throughout the body.

Reese Witherspoon especially wants to clarify the myth to women that only older women are at risk for breast cancer since young women are too, and in fact younger women are the ones who usually get the especially agressive forms or hormonally fueled breast cancer that takes the body over faster and is quicker to grow.  Hopefully she will spread the word effectively, she certainly has the star power and the following to make a difference. 

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