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*One in 8 women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime. *More than 180,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. *Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, after skin cancer. *Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer. *Breast cancer kills approximately 41,000 women in the United States each year. *Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in American women ages 40-55. *The incidence of breast cancer has more than doubled in the past 30 years. In 1964, the lifetime risk was 1 in 20; today it is 1 in 8. *The most important risk factor for breast cancer is being female. *The next most important risk factor for breast cancer is age. Breast cancer risk increases directly with age.*1% of all new breast cancer cases each year are diagnosed in MEN--over 2000 cases per year.Survival Rates *97% of women diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer this year will be effectively cured. *80% of all women diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer will be alive five years after diagnosis; at least 60 percent will survive ten years after diagnosis. *More than 2.6 million women in the United States are breast cancer survivors. Risk Factors Other risk factors for breast cancer include:
-Being female -Aging (breast cancer risk increases directly with age) -Having had breast cancer previously -Having a close family member (mother, sister, daughter) or 2 other relatives with breast cancer -Having the “breast cancer genes”, BRCA1 or BRCA2 -Having your first period before age 12 -Having your first pregnancy after age 30 -Having no children -High dietary fat intake -Being obese -Having 2 or more alcoholic drinks per day -Sedentary lifestyle -SmokingPink Heart of Wisconsin
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