- One in eight women or 12.6% of all women will get breast cancer in her lifetime.
- Every 13 minutes; a woman dies of breast cancer.
- 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 aged 55 to 74.
- 96% of women who find and treat breast cancer early will be cancer-free after five years.
- Over 80% of breast lumps are not cancerous, but benign.
- About 80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of breast cancer.
- As a stand-alone screening test, mammography misses approximately 20% of all cancerous tumors (false negatives).
Sources:
womenshealth.about.com
safemenopausesolutions.com
community.fox23news.com
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