Some Stats
Something Positive.......
True or False
Lab Studies/Treatment
Exams and preventions
100

As of 2021, what is the estimated number of women living with breast cancer in the US:

A.  1.9M

B.  2.9M

C.  3.9M

C-3.9M  

100

In 1975, the 5 year survival rate was around this %

75%

100
True or False. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in women in the united states
True.
100

Mammograms may miss about _____% of all breast cancers

12%

100

How often do doctors generally recommend performing self examinations

Monthly

200

Today, the 5 year survival rate is over _____%

Over 90%

200

True or False. 250,000 women with breast cancer are diagnosed before they are 40 years of age.

True

200

What is a common diagnostic test for suspected breast cancer cases?

Biopsy


200

According to the American Cancer Society, ______% of breast cancer can be attributed to modifiable risk factors such as excessive alcohol consumption, physical activity and obesity

30%

300

African American women under age 35 have rates of breast cancer ______times higher than caucasian women

2X

300

What is the estimated percentage of women that survive breast cancer when detected in the earliest stages.

90%

300

True or False: Actalent and Allegis Group work with a number of companies dedicated to the detection, treatment and cure of breast cancer.  One such client is Hologic

True!

300

______ are studies that test new treatments for breast cancer

Clinical Trials.  An example would be TailorX-this trial found that a gene expression test can predict which women with ER-positive, lymph node- negative breast cancer can safely avoid chemo

300
What percentage of breast cancer is identified through self examination?
20%
400

What percentage of women with breast cancer have no family history.

80%

400

Approximately how many American women have survived breast cancer?

About 1.6M

400
True or False. A woman's risk of breast cancer is higher if her mother, sister or daughter had breast cancer.
True.
400
What is the name of the procedure that is used to remove the part of the breast that has cancer and some normal tissue around it.
Partial Masectomy
400

What part of the breast would you expect to find the most "lumps" and "bumps"?

The upper, outer area — near your armpit.

500

Every year, breast cancer accounts for about ______% of all new cancer cases in U.S. women.  

About 30%

500

Between 2016 and 2020, _____ was invested in breast cancer research?

$2.7B

500

True or False: Breast cancer trails only lung cancer as the leading cause of death among women

True

500
What is the name of the cancer treatment that uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
Chemotherapy
500

If you feel a lump and/or it didn't show up on a mammogram, what should you do?

Mammography misses about 12%-talk to your doctor!

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