1 out of 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in
her lifetime. That includes your mother, grandmother,
sister, girlfriend, aunts, cousins, and friends.
This past year it was estimated that about 270,000 new
cases of breast cancer would be diagnosed.
40,000 women were expected to die from this disease.
About 85 percent of women who develop the disease
don't have a family history.
Not Just a Women's Issue
1 out of every 100 cases of breast cancer in the United
States is male
1,500 cases of male breast cancer will be diagnosed in the
United States this year
The Good News
There is a 98% survival rate for Stage 1 breast cancer
*statistics taken from www.cancer.org, www.breastcancer.org and
www.prevention.com*
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