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Breast Health

ONE TOUCH CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE 

What you need to know about breast cancer and its prevention:

• In 2003, 211,300 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer for the first time. About 39,800 women will die from breast cancer in 2003.

• Breast cancer is the current leading cause of death in women 40 to 55 years of age.

• One in eight women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime.

• Almost 97% of women who have their breast cancer found at an early stage live more than 5 years.

• Your risk for getting breast cancer.

• The most common signs of breast cancer.

• How you can do a breast self-exam.

• The guidelines for your breast cancer screening.

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Source:  American Cancer Society (2003) 

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