SIX FACTS About Breast Cancer
With all the information out there on breast cancer, it can be difficult to tell fact from fiction. Here are six key points every woman should know:
- Many women who get breast cancer have no family history of the disease.
- Older women are more likely to get breast cancer than younger women.
- Roughly one out of eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime.
- Mammography can detect breast cancer in the early stages—when it’s most treatable. In fact, it may even spot this type of cancer one to three years before a lump can be felt.
- Getting a mammogram takes only about 20 minutes.
- Starting at age 40, women should begin getting mammograms every one to two years, according to the National Cancer Institute. Those who face a higher-than-average risk should talk with their doctor.
Annual Women’s Cancer Event
Wednesday, October 18
Presented by Loma Linda University Cancer Institute Featured Speaker: Beverly Kirkhart, cancer survivor and coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul. Call
September/October 2006 A Healthy Tomorrow
