Breast cancer is
the most common cancer in women in the United States. Now, to give you an idea
of the toll it takes, in 2000, there were 182,000 new cases and over 40,000
deaths. Breast cancer affects one out of eight women but there is good news.
With improvements in early detection and treatment, there is a cure rate of
over 50%. Physicians are often asked, ‘Who is at greater risk for breast
cancer?’ The biggest risk factor is family history. Did someone in the family
have it? Also, if you’ve had breast cancer before, there’s an increased risk of
getting it in the other breast.
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