Lady Tiger Basketball Breast Cancer Fact Sheet #1

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Breast cancer knows few boundaries. It is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers today. All women are at risk; and, although rare, men can also develop the deadly disease. Breast cancer is complex and unpredictable. We aren’t sure what causes breast cancer, so, we can’t say for sure how to prevent. We do know that early detection saves lives.

An estimated 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to occur among women in he U.S. in 2009. An estimated 40,170 women will die. In addition to invasive breast cancer, 62,280 new cases of in situ breast cancer are expected to occur among women in 2009.

An estimated 1,910 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and an estimated 440 will die in 2009.

Breast cancer is the leading cancer among American women and second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths.

More than two million women currently living in the U.S. have been diagnosed and treated for breast cancer.

 Facts from Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

Posted by Bob Starkey