- Breast cancer is the number one occurring cancer in women. Every three minutes
a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer.
- 178,700 women and 1,600 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer.
Another 36,900 will be diagnosed with in situ breast cancer for a total of
215,600 diagnoses.
- Every 12 minutes a person dies from breast cancer.
- Breast cancer is the number one cause of death among women 35 to 54 years of
age.
- In 1961, breast cancer incidence was 1 in 20 women; today it is one in eight.
- It is estimated that 2 million women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this
decade.
- One-half million women will die of breast cancer in this decade, ten times more
Americans than were killed in the Vietnam War.
- Breast cancer has the highest degree of emotional morbidity of any disease for
women.
- Breast cancer utilizes more diagnostic x-rays than any disease yearly.
- Breast cancer requires more surgical operations than any other disease.
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- Breast cancer requires more chemotherapy than any other cancer.
- Breast cancer requires more radiation therapy than any other cancer.
- Breast cancer requires more diagnostic testing (bone, liver scans) than any
other cancer.
- Breast cancer requires more hormonal therapy than any other disease.
- Breast cancer is the most costly cancer in physician and hospital bills.
- Breast cancer is the most self-discovered of all cancers.
What about tomorrow? How can we change the future for many women? Today, until
we receive new information, early detection is the best hope for Amercan women.
Early detection
practicing regular breast self-exams, complying with screening guidelines for
clinical exams and mammography on the recommended basis - is the best hope we
can currently offer. It is estimated that one-third of the breast cancer deaths
in America yearly could be prevented by early detection. Breast cancer detected
in its early stage can usually be treated successfully. Our commitment is to
education and support of the woman to learn breast self-exam skills and adhere
to the screening guidelines until our future in breast cancer changes.
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