breast cancer awareness month...

Facts

• Every two minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer.

• One woman in eight who lives to age 85 will develop breast cancer during her lifetime.

• Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women between the ages of 40 and 55.

• Seventy percent of all breast cancers are found through breast self-exams. Not all lumps are detectable by touch. We recommend regular mammograms and monthly breast self-exams.

• Eight out of ten breast lumps are not cancerous. If you find a lump, don't panic-call your doctor for an appointment.

• Mammography is a low-dose X-ray examination that can detect breast cancer up to two years before it is large enough to be felt.

• When breast cancer is found early, the five-year survival rate is 96%. This is good news! Over 2 million breast cancer survivors are alive in America today.

The Breast Cancer Site--click to give free mamograms!