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Celebrate Life! Breast Cancer Awareness Program
Did you know?
- Every two minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer.
- This year more than 211,000 new cases of breast cancer are expected in the United States.
- One woman in seven who lives to age 85 will develop breast cancer during her lifetime.
- Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women between the ages of 40 and 55.
- 1,600 men are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and 400 are predicted to die.
- Seventy percent of all breast cancers are found through breast self-exams. Not all lumps are detectable by touch. We recommend regular mammograms and monthly breast self-exams.
- Eight out of ten breast lumps are not cancerous.
- If you find a lump, don't panic-call your doctor for an appointment.
- Mammography is a low-dose X-ray examination that can detect breast cancer up to two years before it is large enough to be felt.
- When breast cancer is found early, the five-year survival rate is 96%. This is good news! Over 2 million breast cancer survivors are alive in America today.
Visit the National Breast Cancer Awareness website for more information. |
