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Facts Women Should Know
Estimated Breast Cancer new cases,
deaths and survivors in the
United States for 2013:
2.9 million survivors

of Breast Cancer in the United States.

Estimated 232,340 new cases

of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in women.

Approximately 39,620

women are expected to die from breast cancer.

Breast Cancer is the most common cancer
among US women other than skin cancer.

29%

of newly diagnosed cancers
in women are breast cancer.

A woman living in the U.S. has a 1 in 8 risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer
in her lifetime now compared to the 1970s where the lifetime risk was 1 in 11.

Who gets it?
African American women have
the highest
incidence rate before age 40 &
are most likely to die from breast
cancer at every age.

Asian/Pacific
Islander women
have the lowest
incidence rate &
death rates of all
races & ethnicities.

Breast cancer incidence & death rates
generally increase with age.

79%

of new
cases

---------- and ----------

88%

of breast
cancer
deaths

occurred in women 50 years of age and older.

Source: The American Cancer Society’s full Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2013-2014 Report http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@research/documents/document/acspc-040951.pdf

Early
detection
is best.

What can I do?

Here are five preventative
measures you can take:

Get
screened
for breast
cancer
regularly.

Control your
weight and
exercise.

Know your
family
history
of breast
cancer.

Find out
risks &
benefits of
hormone
replacement
therapy.

Limit the
amount of
alcohol you
drink.

1

2

3

4

5

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/basic_info/prevention.htm

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  • 1. Breast Cancer www.sinclairinstitute.org Facts Women Should Know Estimated Breast Cancer new cases, deaths and survivors in the United States for 2013: 2.9 million survivors of Breast Cancer in the United States. Estimated 232,340 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in women. Approximately 39,620 women are expected to die from breast cancer. Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among US women other than skin cancer. 29% of newly diagnosed cancers in women are breast cancer. A woman living in the U.S. has a 1 in 8 risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime now compared to the 1970s where the lifetime risk was 1 in 11. Who gets it? African American women have the highest incidence rate before age 40 & are most likely to die from breast cancer at every age. Asian/Pacific Islander women have the lowest incidence rate & death rates of all races & ethnicities. Breast cancer incidence & death rates generally increase with age. 79% of new cases ---------- and ---------- 88% of breast cancer deaths occurred in women 50 years of age and older. Source: The American Cancer Society’s full Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2013-2014 Report http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@research/documents/document/acspc-040951.pdf Early detection is best. What can I do? Here are five preventative measures you can take: Get screened for breast cancer regularly. Control your weight and exercise. Know your family history of breast cancer. Find out risks & benefits of hormone replacement therapy. Limit the amount of alcohol you drink. 1 2 3 4 5 Source: http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/basic_info/prevention.htm