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DID YOU KNOW: Fact about breast cancer

BREAST CANCER U.S.

85% of women with breast cancer do not have a family history of breast cancer.

The chance of getting breast cancer goes up as a woman gets older.

The majority of breast cancer cases occur in women older than age 50.

Over 96 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer at an early stage survive for more than five years.

Every three minutes a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer.

500,000 women are currently taking tamoxifen in the U.S.

Mammograms can detect cancer up to two years before a lump can be felt.

Breast size is not considered a significant risk factor for the disease. The amount of breast tissue does not affect the risk of developing breast cancer

BREAST CANCER WORLDWIDE

More than 1,100,000 women across the world are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.

Each year around 410,000 women worldwide die from breast cancer.

The incidence of breast cancer worldwide is increasing every year and is responsible for approximately 23% of all new cancer cases among women.

The lifetime risk of developing breast cancer for European women is 1 in 10.

Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, breast cancer is the most frequent cause of death in women aged between 35 and 55

Each year around 130,000 women in Europe die from breast cancer.

Source: AvonFoundation.org and StrengthinKnowing.com

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