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Breast Cancer
#WhatYouNeedToKnow
2.8 million American women have survived breast cancer.
Approximately 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
Breast cancer affects women of all races.
85 percent of breast cancer patients have no family history of this disease.
In 2015, about 232,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in women.
REDUCE YOUR RISK
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Eat a healthy diet.
Exercise regularly.
Perform monthly breast self-exams.
Maintain a healthy weight.
Breastfeed.
Avoid smoking.
Limit your alcohol consumption.
GET SCREENED
Women should begin having their annual mammogram at age 40.
3-D mammography detects 27 percent more cancers than 2-D mammography.
There is a 27% survival rate if cancer is detected during advanced stage, but a 98% survival rate if cancer
is detected during early stage.
The chance of a women being called back for a second look after having a 3-D mammogram is 20-30
percent lower than if they had a 2-D screening.
New surgical techniques are making it possible to preserve more of the breast, including the nipples,
when breast cancer surgery is necessary.
Sources: Johns Hopkins Medicine and American Cancer Society