- The four most common types of cancer in Montana are prostate, breast, lung and colorectal (source)
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According to the American Cancer Society, Montana is projected to have 5,690 new cases of cancer. Of these 5,690, 760 are predicted to be breast cancer, 1,020 prostate cancer, and 750 lung/bronchus cancer. These make up only 43.94% of the new case total.
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Prostate cancer accounts for one third of all newly diagnosed cancers among men in Montana, which is in-line with the national prostate cancer rate (source)
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1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime
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Kidney cancer accounts for less than 3% of all newly diagnosed cancer in Montana and the United States (source)
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Smoking cigarettes can cause cancer throughout the body including, lip, oral cavity, nasopharynx, trachea, bronchus, esophagus, liver, kidney, bladder, colon, rectum, nasal cavity, paranasal sinus, larvx, lung, pancreas, stomach and cervix (source)
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Men are also at risk for breast cancer
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The 15th most common type of cancer in Montana, as a group, is brain and CNS cancers (source)
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11,000 mammograms are done at St. Patrick Hospital Broadway Imaging annually
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The Broadway Imaging Center is designated a “Breast Imaging Center of Excellence” by the Commission on Quality & Safety and the Commission on Breast Imaging
- 85% of women with breast cancer do not have a family history of breast cancer
The American Cancer Society recommends that women start having yearly screening mammograms beginning at age 40