Getting The Facts...

Here are some facts about Breast Cancer That you may or may not know!

~ 1 in every 8 women will get Breast Cancer

~ This is not just a women’s disease, About 2,000 men are diagnosed and about 400 men will die from breast cancer each year in the US!

~ In 2010, approximately 192,370 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and about 40,170 women will die from the disease

The five-year survival rates for:

White women is 90%

African American women is 78%, lower than that of any other ethnic and racial group in the U.S

Hispanic/Latina women is 86%

Asian women is 91%

Pacific Islander women is 86%

American Indian/Alaska Native women is 84%