ABOUT THE BREAST CANCER SITE
Your click on the "Fund Free Mammograms" button helps
fund free mammograms, paid for by site sponsors whose ads appear
after you click and provided to women in need through the efforts of
the National Breast
Cancer Foundation to low-income, inner-city and minority women,
whose awareness of breast cancer and opportunity for help is often
limited.
EARLY DETECTION: DO YOU KNOW THE FACTS?
Each year, 182,000 women are diagnosed with breast
cancer and 43,300 die. One woman in eight either has or will develop
breast cancer in her lifetime. In addition, 1,600 men will be
diagnosed with breast cancer and 400 will die this year.
If detected early, the five-year survival rate exceeds
95%. Mammograms are among the best early detection methods, yet 13
million U.S. women 40 years of age or older have never had a
mammogram.
The National Cancer Institute and U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services recommend that women in their forties and
older have mammograms every one to two years. A complete early
detection plan also includes regular clinical breast examinations by
a trained medical professional. Monthly breast self-exams are
suggested in addition.
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