Did You Know?
The first sign of breast cancer usually shows up on a woman's mammogram before it can be felt or any other symptoms are present.
About.com; July 2009
“I would encourage you not to let fear or finances ever stand in the way of receiving a mammogram,” Paqui says. “I can’t imagine where I would have been today, had I not gotten screened. I also would urge you to always, always, always perform a monthly self breast exam.”
Breast Cancer Facts
One in eight women will get breast cancer in her lifetime.
About.com; July 2009
Every 13 minutes a woman dies of breast cancer.
About.com; July 2009
More than 1.7 million women who have had breast cancer are still alive in the United States.
About.com; July 2009
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women between the ages of 15 and 54, and the second cause of cancer death in women 55 to 74.
About.com; July 2009
The first sign of breast cancer usually shows up on a woman's mammogram before it can be felt or any other symptoms are present.
About.com; July 2009
Ninety-six percent of women who find and treat breast cancer early will be cancer-free after five years.
About.com; July 2009
Breast Cancer Resources
White Papers
PARP Inhibitors May Treat Breast Cancers
Case Studies
Screening can halve the chance of breast cancer death: study
Automated Breast Ultrasound: Lesion Detection and BI-RADS Classification – a Pilot Study
Links
National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
National Cancer Institute at the NIH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation