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Breast Cancer Facts
Reprinted Courtesy of Womanlinks.com

Breast cancer is 100 times more common among women than men.A woman's risk of developing breast cancer increases with age. Only 5% to 10% of breast cancer cases are hereditary. Breast cancer risk is higher among women whose close blood relatives have this disease, or who themselves had previous bouts of breast cancer. Women who have had no children or who had their first child after age 30 have a slightly higher breast cancer risk. Long time use of Hormone Replacement Therapy, after menopause, may slightly increase the risk of breast cancer. Regular consumption of alcohol, cigarette smoking, and a diet high in polyunsaturated fats increases your risk of developing breast cancer. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for women aged 40-59. Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. Every thirteen minute a woman dies from breast cancer. One in every eight women are at risk of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. During 2000, it is estimated that 182,800 women and 1,400 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Approximately 40,800 women and 400 men will die with breast cancer this year.During the 1990s, approximately 1.8 million women and 12,000 men were diagnosed with invasive brease cancer. When breast cancer is confined to the breast, the five-year survival rate is over 95 percent.

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