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An estimated 211,300 new invasive cases of breast cancer are expected to occur among women in the United States during 2003. An estimated 39,800 women will die from breast cancer. It is estimated that 1,300 men will be diagnosed and 400 men will die of breast cancer during 2003. Breast cancer is the leading cancer site among American women and is second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women ages 40-59.
Excerpt from: BreastCancerinfo.com
There are three essential steps for detection of breast cancer (click on each one for more details):
1. Breast self-exam should be conducted monthly starting from the age of twenty. 2. Have a clinical breast exam every three years starting at age 20 and then every year starting at age 40. Depending on your family history of breast cancer your doctor may recommend more frequent exams. 3. Obtain a baseline mammogram at age 40. Then have one very one to two years depending on previous findings from 41 to 49. At age 50 have mammograms done yearly. For more information about breast cancer, please click on the links below.
National Breast Cancer Foundation The Susan B. Koman Foundation For information about different breast cancer support groups, please click on the link below.
Information on Breast Cancer Support Groups I am interested in breast cancer because I have had one cousin who has died from it and another who has successfully fought breast cancer.
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