OCTOBER

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARNESS MONTH

1. Because no one knows exactly what causes breast cancer, there are no sure ways to prevent it.

2. All women are at risk for breast cancer

3. Young women can and do get breast cancer, even in their 20s

4. African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer than white women

5. Out of every one hundred cases of breast cancer, one will occur in a Man

6. The older a woman, the more likely she is to get breast cancer

7. The 5-year survival rate for all women diagnosed with breast cancer is 98 percent!!!

8. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, The chance of developing invasive breast cancer at some time in a woman's life is 1 in 8 (12%).

9. About 230,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the US.

10. About 57,650 new cases of non-invasive (the earliest form of breast cancer) will be diagnosed in women in the US this year.

11. About 39,520 women will die from breast cancer this year in the US.

12. Simply being a woman is the main risk factor for developing breast cancer.

13. Your risk of developing breast cancer increases as you get older.

14. Having one first-degree relative (mother, sister, or daughter) with breast cancer approximately doubles a woman's risk.

15. White women are slightly more likely to develop breast cancer than are African-American women.

16. African-American women are more likely to die of this cancer

17. In the United States, breast cancer is expected to be newly diagnosed every three minutes

18. A woman will die from breast cancer every 13 minutes

19. 70% of all breast cancers are found through self exams

20. Mammograms can detect breast cancer up to two years before it is large enough to be felt

21. 40% of ALL women with health insurance DO NOT get an annual mammogram!

Ignorance is not bliss and neither is living in fear. Being vigilant can literally save your life.