| • | About 182,460 women in the United States will be found to have invasive breast cancer in 2008. (American Cancer Society)
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| • | The chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer some time during her life is about one in eight. (American Cancer Society)
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| • | The earlier breast cancer is found, the better the chances that treatment will work. (American Cancer Society)
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| • | Women in their 20's and 30's should have a clinical breast exam (CBE) as part of a regular exam by a health expert, preferably every 3 years. (American Cancer Society)
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| • | Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer. (American Cancer Society)
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| • | One out of eight American women who live to be 85 years of age will develop breast cancer, a risk that was one out of 14 in 1960. (American Cancer Society)
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| • | The risk of developing breast cancer increases for women whose parent, sibling or child has had the disease. (American Cancer Society)
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| • | Women age 40 and older should have a mammogram every year and should continue to do so for as long as they are in good health. (American Cancer Society)
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| • | Simply being a woman is the main risk for breast cancer. While men also get the disease, it is about 100 times more common in women than in men. (American Cancer Society)
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| • | Women who have not had children, or who had their first child after age 30, have a slightly higher risk of breast cancer. Being pregnant more than once and at an early age reduces breast cancer risk. (American Cancer Society)
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| • | The use of alcohol is linked to an increased risk of getting breast cancer. Those who have two to five drinks daily have about one and one-half times the risk of women who drink no alcohol. (American Cancer Society)
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