Get Screened

Early detection is the best defense against breast cancer. It is recommended that all adult women receive a clinical breast exam by a healthcare provider at least every three years to check for lumps. However, a mammogram is the best detector of breast cancer and uses x-rays to find lumps before they become big enough to feel. It is recommended that all women over the age of 40 receive a mammogram annually.

Know Your Risk

Certain factors affect a person's risk of developing breast cancer. Age is a significant factor; as a woman grows older, her risk of developing breast cancer increases. A woman aged 20 has a less than 0.1% chance of developing breast cancer while a woman aged 60 has a more than 3% chance of developing breast cancer. Other important indicators of increased risk include family history of breast cancer, race/ethinicy, and age of first period and first childbirth.

Facts and Statistics

Approximately 232,670 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the US in 2014. Approximately 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer in her lifetime.

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