Cancer Statistics

Cancer Statistics

11,000 mammograms are done at St. Patrick Hospital Broadway Imaging annually
The Broadway Imaging Center is designated a “Breast Imaging Center of Excellence” by the Commission on Quality & Safety and the Commission on Breast Imaging
Breast cancer risk increases with age
1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime
Breast cancer is the leading cause of all cancer deaths in ages 40 to 55
Men are also at risk for breast cancer
180 breast cancer patients had some form of treatment here at St. Patrick Hospital in 2008
86% were Stage 0, I, II and are considered curable
Since 2001, breast cancer deaths have decreased 3.5%
85% of women with breast cancer do not have a family history of breast cancer
A mammogram can detect breast cancer at an early stage
The American Cancer Society recommends that women start having yearly screening mammograms beginning at age 40
Deodorants and antiperspirants do not cause breast cancer
Wearing an under-wire bra does not cause breast cancer
80% of breast lumps are not cancerous

Breast cancer is not a death sentence

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