Early Detection
1 and how many women will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer in their lifetime?
eight
At the age __, all women should begin regular self breast exams.
20
This race/ethnicity has the highest mortality rate from breast cancer.
African American
Every _____ minutes one case of breast cancer is diagnosed in a woman in the U.S.
two
What are the three type of screenings to check for breast cancer?
monthly screening, mammogram, and yearly breast exams
What two ways can breast cancer occur?
genetic and inherited mutations
Every ______ minutes one woman in the U.S.will lose her life to breast cancer.
13
Women should have Mammograms every year starting at the what age?
40
Approximately 77% of women with breast cancer are over the age of what?
50
In the 1890, the five year relative survival rate for women diagnosed with early stages of Breast Cancer was at 74%. What is the percentage today?
99%
Women can take yearly breast exams by their _____________.
Doctor or Nurse practicioner
About _____% of breast cancer occur in women who have no family history of breast cancer.
85%