4. Statistics
• >9.7 million cases are detected each
year
• 6.7 million people will die from
cancer
• Every day, around 1700 Americans
die of the disease
• 20.4 million people living with
cancer in the world today
• 1 in 3 people will be diagnosed with
cancer in the UK and 1 in 4 will die
from their disease
24. Risk factors
• Age
• From birth to age 39, your risk is 1 in 229.
• From age 40 to 59, your risk is 1 in 24.
• From age 60 to 79, your risk is 1 in 13.
• Personal history of breast cancer:
• Family history:
• Genetic alterations:
• Menstrual history:
• Race: Breast cancer in the United States occurs more often in white women than
Latina, Asian, or African American women. But in women 40 and younger, African
American women have the highest risk.
• Radiation therapy to the chest before you were 30 years old
• Breast density:
• Exposure to DES (diethylstilbestrol):
• Late pregnancy or no pregnancy:
60. Any test that detect cancer
cervix before attack-
pap smear
Every year Regular
testing after 3 years of
marriage
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61.
62. CAUTION
C - Change in bowel or bladder habits
A - A sore that does not heal
U - Unusual bleeding or discharge
T - Thickening or lump in the breast or any part of the body
I - Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
O - Obvious change in a wart or mole
N - Nagging cough or hoarseness