DID YOU KNOW…
Some alarming statistics include:
*These days, 1 in 7 women in the USA will get breast cancer at some point in their lives.
*80% of breast lumps are benign, only 20% are cancer, so can you imagine how many LUMPS are being discovered (and WE alone cannot determine which are cancerous!) ?
*Only 14% of women actually perform a Monthly Breast Self Exam, and MOST of them are performing it incorrectly or on the wrong time of the month.
*70% of the diagnosed breast cancers happen to women with no family history of the disease.
*1% of the diagnosed cases of breast cancer last year occurred in MEN, and they have a higher incidence of death from breast cancer than women do.
*Mammograms fail to detect as much as 20% of breast cancers in women over 50, and as much as 40% in younger women.
*An estimated 3 million women are living with breast cancer in the U.S; 2 million have already been diagnosed, and 1 million have the disease, but don’t know it yet!
*This year alone, 1,150,000 women worldwide will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and 411,000 will die from the disease.
I’d say we need to share a bit of education, wouldn’t you? Can you help spread the word and maybe save a life? Visit: http://TheBreastDiva.com
Debbie Mormino, The Breast Diva!