Know Your Risk
Breast Cancer Awareness month
What is October?
This imaging test is the most common screening tool for breast cancer.
What is a mammogram?
A new lump or thickening in the breast or underarm area could be a sign of this.
What is breast cancer?
True or False: Men cannot get breast cancer.
What is false?
According to the American Cancer Society (2025), over this many breast cancer cases are diagnosed yearly in the U.S.
What is 300,000?
This gender is most commonly affected by breast cancer..
What is female?
Women should begin annual breast cancer screenings at this age, unless at higher risk.
What is 40?
Changes in this area, such as inversion or discharge, can indicate a potential issue.
What is the nipple?
Men make up approximately this percentage of all breast cancer cases.
What is 1%?
About this many people die from breast cancer each year.
What is 40,000?
The risk of developing breast cancer increases as this number goes up.
What is age?
This type of self-check helps individuals detect changes in breast tissue.
What is a self-breast exam?
Redness, swelling, or dimpling of the breast skin may suggest this type of breast change.
What is inflammation or abnormal growth?
The most common age range for men diagnosed with breast cancer.
What is between 60 and 70 years old?
The lifetime risk for women developing breast cancer is approximately this percentage.
What is 13%?
Regular physical activity, a healthy diet, and limiting alcohol intake are all ways to do this.
What is reduce your breast cancer risk?
Detecting cancer before symptoms appear is known as this.
What is early detection?
True or False: Pain is always the first symptom of breast cancer.
What is false?
Men can use this same examination technique as women to detect changes early.
What is a self breast exam?
This ratio describes how many women will be diagnosed in their lifetime: “1 in ___.”
What is 8?