Breast Cancer


			Health Bulletins
		Breast Cancer

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE RISK FACTORS FOR BREAST CANCER?

	Increasing age
	Family History
	First birth after age 30
	Never haven given birth
	Any previous breast surgery
	Previous history of Breast Cancer
	Early onset of menopause
	Late onset menopause

AT WHAT AGE SHOULD I GET A MAMMOGRAM?

	Baseline by age 40
	Screening every 1-2 years age 40-49
	Every year after age 50

Your physician may recommend that you begin mammogram testing earlier, if you have a family history of breast cancer.

HOW COMMON IS BREAST CANCER?

Breast cancer affects 1 in every 8 women. About 150,000 American women are diagnosed yearly. In the U.S. alone, the annual death rate from breast cancer is 44,000 women.

MYTH VS. TRUTH

"Men don't get breast cancer"

Actually, men can get breast cancer. It is , however, very rare and less than 1% of all cancer cases.