1. Breast Cancer
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Facts Women Should Know
Estimated Breast Cancer new cases,
deaths and survivors in the
United States for 2013:
2.9 million survivors
of Breast Cancer in the United States.
Estimated 232,340 new cases
of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in women.
Approximately 39,620
women are expected to die from breast cancer.
Breast Cancer is the most common cancer
among US women other than skin cancer.
29%
of newly diagnosed cancers
in women are breast cancer.
A woman living in the U.S. has a 1 in 8 risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer
in her lifetime now compared to the 1970s where the lifetime risk was 1 in 11.
Who gets it?
African American women have
the highest
incidence rate before age 40 &
are most likely to die from breast
cancer at every age.
Asian/Pacific
Islander women
have the lowest
incidence rate &
death rates of all
races & ethnicities.
Breast cancer incidence & death rates
generally increase with age.
79%
of new
cases
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88%
of breast
cancer
deaths
occurred in women 50 years of age and older.
Source: The American Cancer Society’s full Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2013-2014 Report http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@research/documents/document/acspc-040951.pdf
Early
detection
is best.
What can I do?
Here are five preventative
measures you can take:
Get
screened
for breast
cancer
regularly.
Control your
weight and
exercise.
Know your
family
history
of breast
cancer.
Find out
risks &
benefits of
hormone
replacement
therapy.
Limit the
amount of
alcohol you
drink.
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Source: http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/basic_info/prevention.htm