Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Facts about Breast Cancer *Every two minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. *This year more than 211,000 new cases of breast cancer are expected in the United States. *One woman in eight who lives to age 85 will develop breast cancer during her lifetime. *Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women between the ages of 40 and 55. *1,600 men are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and 400 are predicted to die. *Seventy percent of all breast cancers are found through breast self-exams. Not all lumps are detectable by touch. *We recommend regular mammograms and monthly breast self-exams. *Eight out of ten breast lumps are not cancerous. If you find a lump, don't panic-call your doctor for an appointment. *Mammography is a low-dose X-ray examination that can detect breast cancer up to two years before it is large enough to be felt. *When breast cancer is found early, the five-year survival rate is 96%. This is good news! Over 2 million breast cancer survivors are alive in America today