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Breast cancer facts
Daniela Cazares
Fact #1
• In the US, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their
lifetime
Fact #2
• The most significant risk factors for breast cancer are being female
and aging. About 95% of all breast cancers in the US occur in women
40 and older
Fact #3
• Getting a mammogram can help reduce the number of deaths from
breast cancer by 30 to 40% among women ages 40 to 70. so make
your mom a personalized card encouraging her to get one! Sign up for
momm-o-grams
Fact #4
• Breast cancer deaths have been declining since 1990 thanks to early
detection, better screening, increased awareness, and new treatment
options
Fact #5
• Each year it is estimated that over 220,00 women in the united states
will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more thann 40,000 will die
Fact #6
• Breast cancer is the second leading cause of
death among women
Fact #7
• In the US today, there are more than 2.9 million breast cancer
survivors . The largest group of all cancer survivors
Fact #8
• One women will die of breast cancer every 13
minutes in the US
Fact #9
• Every 19 seconds, someone in the world is
diagnosed with breast cancer
Fact #10
•A mans lifetime risk of breast
cancer is about 1 in 1,000
Fact #11
• About 2,240 new cases of invasive breast cancer were
expected to be diagnosed in men in 2013