Are you aware that your friends can save your life?

Besides pinch hitting as babysitters, giving us opinions of how that purple skirt really looks and cheering us up when we have had yet another “one of those days”, having friends positively affects your health.

Clinical studies have definitively proven that social support improves the outcomes of cancer patients. They keep you positive, take care of your family, and occasionally pull you kicking and screaming through the whole experience.

But even more important, a study published in Cancer Prevention Research in October of 2009 clearly links the stress produced from isolation to increased mammary gland tumor growth. In plain speak: Having a tight group of friends may actually reduce your risk of developing breast cancer.

That sounds like a wonderful excuse for a Girl’s Night Out!