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Breast
cancer is the leading cause of cancer death of women between the ages
of 40 and 59 |
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Every
13 minutes, a woman will die of breast cancer
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Every
3 minutes, a woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer
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One
in 8 women will suffer from the disease in her lifetime. Breast cancer
is a devastating disease that has struck nearly 2 million american women
in the past decade
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All
women are at risk for developing breast cancer and risk increases with
advancing age
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Eighty
percent of all breast cancers occur in women with no known risk factors
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Men
develop breast cancer
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Based
on our knowledge of genetics, about 5-10% of women with breast cancer
have a hereditary form of the disease
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According
to the most recent data, mortality rates continue to decline in caucasian
women. However, african-american women are more likely to die from breast
cancer because of less access to medical care and to socioeconomic and
cultural factors
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If
screening guidelines were followed and appropriate treatment was received,
breast cancer mortality would decrease by 30%
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There
is no known cure for advanced breast cancer
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