BREAST CANCER

• 400,000 WOMEN DIED LAST YEAR OF BREAST CANCER.

• BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON CANCER IN WOMEN.

• ONE IN SEVEN WOMEN WILL DEVELOP BREAST CANCER IN THEIR LIFETIME.

• BREAST CANCER IS THE LEADING KILLER OF WOMEN AGED 35 TO 54.

• BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN UNDER AGE 50 IS MORE AGGRESSIVE.

• TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF WOMEN DIE WITH THE FIRST YEARS AFTER DIAGNOSIS.

• SEVENTY PERCENT OF BREAST CANCERS OCCUR IN WOMEN WITH NO FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER.

• OVER NINETY PERCENT OF WOMEN WITH STAGE ONE BREAST CANCER ARE ALIVE FIVE YEARS LATER, BUT ONLY FIFTY EIGHT PERCENT OF BREAST CANCERS ARE DIAGNOSED AT THIS STAGE.

• WHEN BREAST THERMOGRAPHY IS THE FIRST SIGN OF A DEVELOPING CANCER, THERE IS A 61% INCREASE IN SURVIVAL RATE.

Why is early detection is important?

In the U.S., breast cancer is diagnosed every 2 minutes, and one woman dies from the disease every 13 minutes.  Early detection not only saves lives, but also creates opportunities for early intervention.