The document discusses breast cancer statistics in the United States. It states that about 12% of women will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime, and around 39,620 women were expected to die from breast cancer in 2013. It also discusses some common myths about breast cancer, such as the myths that only women with a family history are at risk, that mammograms can cause cancer to spread, and that antiperspirant use causes breast cancer.

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U.S. BREAST CANCER STATISTICS
About 1 in 8 U.S. women (just over 12%)
will develop invasive breast cancer over
the course of her lifetime.
About 39,620 women in the U.S. were
expected to die in 2013 from breast
cancer, though death rates have been
decreasing since 1989 — with larger
decreases in women under 50.
1989 2013
39,620
2.9 million
Largest group of
survivors is in the U.S.
with more than
survivors.
13 minutesa woman dies of
breast cancer
in the U.S.
Every
Source: http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/statistics)
of breast cancer
occurs in women
who have no
family history
of breast cancer.
85%
A woman’s risk of breast cancer is
approximately
greater if she
has a first-degree relative (mother, sister,
daughter) who has been diagnosed with
breast cancer.
LET’S CELEBRATE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
BREAST CANCER MYTHS
Myth #1
Myth #2
Myth #3
Myth #4
Myth #5
Myth #6
Finding a lump in your breast means you
have breast cancer.
Only women with a family history of breast
cancer are at risk.
A mammogram, or X-ray of the breast, can
cause breast cancer to spread.
Having a family history of breast cancer
means you will get it.
You can catch breast cancer or transfer it
to someone else's body.
Use of underarm antiperspirants and
deodorants cause breast cancer.
The most significant
risk factors for
breast cancer are
gender (being a woman)
and age (growing older).