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WOMEN'S HEALTH
Breast Cancer
Stats and Facts
When it comes to breast cancer, what you don't know can hurt you. These figures reveal the scary truth.
This
Year,
232,670
new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in women.
1 in 8
women
women who live to be age 70 will develop breast cancer in her lifetime.
Breast cancer accounts for about
30%
of cancers in women.
It's the most common cancer diagnosis for women in Utah.
About 85% of diagnoses occur in women with no family history of breast cancer.
But there's good news.
Breast cancer’s mortality rate has been declining since 1989, due to early detection and improved treatment.
Physically active women are
25% less likely
to develop breast cancer than those who are inactive.
More than
2.8 million
people living in the U.S. are breast cancer survivors.
ACT
NOW Breast cancer education and can save up to 37 lives every day in the U.S., according to the World Health Organization. Share this infographic and discuss a screening plan with your doctor.