Breast Health 101
I never thought learning about breast cancer would rank up there in importance with the big sale at Saks, but I just got one whopper of a wake-up call. Did you know that breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women today (after lung cancer)? It's estimated 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime! Yikes! They say 182,800 new cases of invasive breast cancer (Stages I-IV) will be diagnosed among women in the U.S. this year. And another 39,900 women will be diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, a non-invasive variety (the earliest form of breast cancer, confined to the mild ducts). That's a lot of women.
I've been reading up about breast cancer, how to detect and how to avoid it. I know I usually dish out more fun and fashionable scoop, but this stuff is pretty important. I've broken it up to keep things as simple as possible...
What Young Women Should Know About
Breast Cancer/Breast Health
Breast Cancer Increases With Age.
Get To Know Your Breasts.
Know The Risk Factors.
What Young Women Should Know About
Their Mother's Breast Health (Ages 40 to 60)
Screening Mammograms Can Help Detect
Breast Cancer Early.
Self-Exams Should Supplement
Mammography.
Know the risk factors.
What All Women Should Know About Breast
Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Guidelines For Early Detection
The Biopsy
Breast Cancer Treatments
Breast Cancer Is Not A Death
Sentence.
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