Breast Cancer by the Numbers
* 1/8 - A woman's lifetime chance of contacting breast cancer.
* 185,000 - Number of women diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
* 43,500 - Number of women who die from breast cancer each year.
* 1,600 - Number of men diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
* 400 - Number of men who die from breast cancer each year.
* 60 - Average age of women diagnosed with breast cancer.
* 20 - Age when women should begin doing monthly breast self-exams.
* 40 - Age when women should begin annual mammograms; earlier if have family history or unusual symptoms appear.
* $512 million - Federal funding for breast cancer research in 1997.
* $47 million - Endowment of University Cancer Center.
Stages of Breast Cancer
I. Tumor less than 2 cm in diameter, nodes not involved, no distant metastasis - spreading of the cancer to other organs
II. Tumor less than 5 cm in diameter, nodes not fixed, no distant metastasis
III. Tumor greater than 5 cm in diameter, invading the skin, or attached to the chest wall, or supraclavicular nodes noted, with no distant metastasis
IV. Tumor with distant metastasis
Breast Cancer Risk Factors
* Age (Risk increases exponentially with age after 30)
* BRAC gene
* Family history of breast cancer
* Past medical history of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, or colon cancer
* Start of menstruation before age 12
* Menopause after age 55
* No pregnancies or first pregnancy after age 30
* Radiation exposure
* High fat diet
* Alcohol consumption
source: National Breast Cancer Foundation, A.D.A.M Internet Health Inc.
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