THE FACTS

  • As of 1997, one in eight women living to age 85 will develop breast cancer
    Source: National Breast Cancer Coalition

  • A woman dies of breast cancer every 11 minutes
    Source: National Breast Cancer Coalition

  • Accounting for 39% of all cancer diagnosed in women, second only to skin cancers, breast cancer is the most prevalent (1 of every 3 cancer diagnoses)
    Source: National Cancer Institute

  • Breast cancer deaths are ranked second to the leading cause of cancer deaths among women, lung cancer

  • Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women age 15-34 and 35-54

  • Breast cancer is the second cause of death in women age 55-74

  • According to 1991 statistics, breast cancer deaths were classified according to age group
    • Females All Ages - 43,582

    • Females 15-34 - 660

    • Females 35-54 - 9,188

    • Females 55-74 - 19,900

    • Females 75+ - 13,834
      Source: National Cancer Institute





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