Did you know...
*One in 8 women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime.
*More than 180,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
*Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, after skin cancer.
*Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer.
*Breast cancer kills approximately 41,000 women in the United States each year.
*Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in American women ages 40-55.
*The incidence of breast cancer has more than doubled in the past 30 years.
In 1964, the lifetime risk was 1 in 20; today it is 1 in 8.
*The most important risk factor for breast cancer is being female.
*The next most important risk factor for breast cancer is age. Breast cancer risk increases directly with age.
*1% of all new breast cancer cases each year are diagnosed in MEN--over 2000 cases per year.
Survival Rates
*97% of women diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer this year will be effectively cured.
*80% of all women diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer will be alive five years after diagnosis; at least 60 percent will survive ten years after diagnosis.
*More than 2.6 million women in the United States are breast cancer survivors.
Risk Factors
Other risk factors for breast cancer include:
-Being female
-Aging (breast cancer risk increases directly with age)
-Having had breast cancer previously
-Having a close family member (mother, sister, daughter) or 2 other relatives with breast cancer
-Having the “breast cancer genes”, BRCA1 or BRCA2
-Having your first period before age 12
-Having your first pregnancy after age 30
-Having no children
-High dietary fat intake
-Being obese
-Having 2 or more alcoholic drinks per day
-Sedentary lifestyle
-Smoking
*More than 180,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
*Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, after skin cancer.
*Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer.
*Breast cancer kills approximately 41,000 women in the United States each year.
*Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in American women ages 40-55.
*The incidence of breast cancer has more than doubled in the past 30 years. In 1964, the lifetime risk was 1 in 20; today it is 1 in 8.
*The most important risk factor for breast cancer is being female.
*The next most important risk factor for breast cancer is age. Breast cancer risk increases directly with age.
*1% of all new breast cancer cases each year are diagnosed in MEN--over 2000 cases per year.
Survival Rates
*97% of women diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer this year will be effectively cured.
*80% of all women diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer will be alive five years after diagnosis; at least 60 percent will survive ten years after diagnosis.
*More than 2.6 million women in the United States are breast cancer survivors.
Risk Factors
Other risk factors for breast cancer include:
-Being female
-Aging (breast cancer risk increases directly with age)
Did you know...
*One in 8 women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime.
*More than 180,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
*Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, after skin cancer.
*Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer.
*Breast cancer kills approximately 41,000 women in the United States each year.
*Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in American women ages 40-55.
*The incidence of breast cancer has more than doubled in the past 30 years. In 1964, the lifetime risk was 1 in 20; today it is 1 in 8.
*The most important risk factor for breast cancer is being female.
*The next most important risk factor for breast cancer is age. Breast cancer risk increases directly with age.
*1% of all new breast cancer cases each year are diagnosed in MEN--over 2000 cases per year.
Survival Rates
*97% of women diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer this year will be effectively cured.
*80% of all women diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer will be alive five years after diagnosis; at least 60 percent will survive ten years after diagnosis.
*More than 2.6 million women in the United States are breast cancer survivors.
Risk Factors
Other risk factors for breast cancer include:
-Being female
-Aging (breast cancer risk increases directly with age)
-Having had breast cancer previously
-Having a close family member (mother, sister, daughter) or 2 other relatives with breast cancer
-Having the “breast cancer genes”, BRCA1 or BRCA2
-Having your first period before age 12
-Having your first pregnancy after age 30
-Having no children
-High dietary fat intake
-Being obese
-Having 2 or more alcoholic drinks per day
-Sedentary lifestyle
-Smoking-Having had breast cancer previously
-Having a close family member (mother, sister, daughter) or 2 other relatives with breast cancer
-Having the “breast cancer genes”, BRCA1 or BRCA2
-Having your first period before age 12
-Having your first pregnancy after age 30
-Having no children
-High dietary fat intake
-Being obese
-Having 2 or more alcoholic drinks per day
-Sedentary lifestyle
-SmokingDid you know...
*One in 8 women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime.
*More than 180,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
*Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, after skin cancer.
*Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer.
*Breast cancer kills approximately 41,000 women in the United States each year.
*Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in American women ages 40-55.
*The incidence of breast cancer has more than doubled in the past 30 years. In 1964, the lifetime risk was 1 in 20; today it is 1 in 8.
*The most important risk factor for breast cancer is being female.
*The next most important risk factor for breast cancer is age. Breast cancer risk increases directly with age.
*1% of all new breast cancer cases each year are diagnosed in MEN--over 2000 cases per year.
Survival Rates
*97% of women diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer this year will be effectively cured.
*80% of all women diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer will be alive five years after diagnosis; at least 60 percent will survive ten years after diagnosis.
*More than 2.6 million women in the United States are breast cancer survivors.
Risk Factors
Other risk factors for breast cancer include:
-Being female
-Aging (breast cancer risk increases directly with age)
-Having had breast cancer previously
-Having a close family member (mother, sister, daughter) or 2 other relatives with breast cancer
-Having the “breast cancer genes”, BRCA1 or BRCA2
-Having your first period before age 12
-Having your first pregnancy after age 30
-Having no children
-High dietary fat intake
-Being obese
-Having 2 or more alcoholic drinks per day
-Sedentary lifestyle
-Smoking
