Breast Cancer Facts
Why is Breast Cancer awareness so important?
Breast cancer awareness is important because it saves lives. Early detection is key to catch cancer before it becomes deadly.
What type of cancer occurs in the lungs?
What is Lung Cancer?
What is the #1 cause of Lung Cancer?
What is smoking? Your chances increase with the number of cigarettes you smoke each day and the number of years.
What is the #1 type of cancer?
What is Breast Cancer?
What type of test detects cancer?
What is biopsy?
Can men get Breast Cancer?
Yes. More than 250,000 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year!
Is head and neck cancer a thing?
Yes, it is. It occurs in the throat, mouth, lips, sinuses, or nose.
What can you do to prevent Lung Cancer?
Stop or quit smoking, or do not start.
What is the cause of cancer?
What is a mutation or certain change in genes?
How many types of cancers are there?
What is over 100?
What race is at higher risk of getting Breast Cancer?
African American women have a higher risk before the age of 40.
Roughly how many kinds of cancers are there in the world?
More than 200 types.
Is Lung Cancer more common in men or women?
More common in men, as the chances for males is 1 in 15 and for females, it is 1 in 17.
Is cancer the first or second most leading cause of death worldwide?
What is second? It accounts for every 1 in 6 deaths.
What is the most common treatment for cancer?
What is Immunotherapy or Chemotherapy?
Is Breast Cancer the first or second leading cause of cancer death in women?
Second most leading cancer cause of death after skin cancer.
What is the 2nd most common kind of cancer?
Lung Cancer.
Roughly how many people are diagnosed with Lung Cancer every year?
Almost 300,000 people. 1 in 16 people will be diagnosed
Are there more Skin Cancers (due to tanning) or more of Lung Cancer (due to smoking)?
What is Skin Cancer, due to tanning especially?
What is the common type of gas that can cause cancer (in homes)?
What is Radon?
Back then, Breast Cancer was known as what disease?
Back then, the condition was so common among religious women that it was called the Nuns' Disease.
Where does Mesothelioma Cancer occur?
This cancer develops in the thin tissue that lines the lungs, heart, chest, and abdomen.
What are the two major types of Lung Cancer?
What is non-small cell and small cell Lung Cancer?
What is the most common type of cancer to survive?
What is Testicular Cancer?
How often are people diagnosed with a type of blood cancer in the U.S?
What is every 3 minutes? Every 9 minutes someone dies from blood cancer.