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Breast Cancer is the leading cancer among American women
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second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths. |
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Imagine a sold out Mariners baseball game, that all
those in attendance, all 41,000 of them, are crowded onto the field.
Look closely; they're all women, and they're all dead. Breast cancer
will kill that many women in the year 2011 alone. |
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More than two million women currently living in the U.S. have been
diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. |
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One in eight women or 12.6% of all women will get breast
cancer in her lifetime. |
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In 2010 an estimated 1,910 men were diagnosed with
breast cancer, and an estimated 440 will die from it. |
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Only 5% to 10% of breast cancers occur in women with a
clearly defined genetic predisposition for the disease. The majority
of breast cancer cases are "sporadic," meaning there is no direct
family history of the disease. |
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The first sign of breast cancer usually shows up on a
woman's mammogram before it can be felt or any other symptoms are
present.
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You are never too young to develop breast cancer! Breast Self-Exam
should begin by the age of twenty. |
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Seventy-seven percent of women with breast cancer are over 50. |
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More than 1.7 million women who have had breast cancer are still
alive in the United States. |
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Over eighty percent of breast lumps are not cancerous, but
benign such as fibrocystic breast disease. |
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Definition of breast cancer: Cancer that forms in
tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the
nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). |
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The risk for developing breast cancer increases as a woman ages. |
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A person's age, genetic factors, personal health history, and diet
all contribute to breast cancer risk. |
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Breast cancer is a type of cancer where cells in the breast tissue
divide and grow without normal control. Like other cancers, breast
cancer can spread throughout the body. |
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Oregon and Washington have some of the highest breast
cancer rates in the country, although the specific reason is unknown.
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Each week in Oregon 51 women are
diagnosed with breast cancer and 9 will die from the disease.
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It is estimated that in Washington each week 86 women are diagnosed
with the disease and about 15 will die.
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Mammograms are the best and most widely available breast cancer
screening tool. They can detect about 85 percent of all breast
cancers. |
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When breast cancer is diagnosed at its earliest stages, the five-year
survival rate is over 95 percent.
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About 85
percent of all women diagnosed with breast cancer DO NOT have a family
history. |
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In 2010, there are more than 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in
the U.S. |
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During 2002-2006, the median age at the time of breast cancer
diagnosis was 61 years. This means that 50% of women who developed
breast cancer were age 61 or younger at the time of diagnosis. |
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The best defense against breast cancer is a good offense. |
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Initially, breast cancer may not cause any symptoms. A lump may be
too small for you to feel or to cause any unusual changes you can
notice on your own. |
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Often, an abnormal area turns up on a screening mammogram (x-ray of
the breast), which leads to further testing. |
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In some cases, however, the first sign of breast cancer is a new
lump or mass in the breast that you or your doctor can feel. A lump
that is painless, hard, and has uneven edges is more likely to be
cancer. |
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But sometimes cancers can be tender, soft, and rounded. So it's
important to have anything unusual checked by your doctor. |
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Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare but very aggressive type
of breast cancer in which the cancer cells block the lymph vessels in
the skin of the breast. This type of breast cancer is called
"inflammatory" because the breast often looks swollen and red, or
"inflamed." IBC accounts for 1 to 5 percent of all breast cancer cases
in the United States. |
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Dear 2009-2010 Queens for a Cure Royalty:
Thank you for being a part of the inaugural year of Queens for a Cure!
A special Thank you to Syrianna, Isabelle, Summer, Taylor, Delaney and
Kelly for all of your hard work today! It has been a real pleasure
getting to know you all this year! |
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Congratulations 2009-2010 Royalty and 2010-2011 Contestants!
Together we raised $14,548.04 at the Queens for a Cure 2010! |
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