To Your Health: Breast Cancer Awareness

TO YOUR HEALTH: Breast Cancer Awareness BREAST CANCER FACTS AND FIGURES -12% of women in the U.S. will| develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime That's 1 out of every 8 women 232,340 new cases of breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in 39,620 2013 women are expected to die from breast cancer in 2013 Breast cancer is the 2nd leading = 1 mill. cause of death in women 888 There are moré than 2.8 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. LOWERING YOUR BREAST CANCER RISK BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT Studies have shown that moderate physical activity Weight gain may increase your risk of breast cancer, especially after menopause may decrease your risk of breast cancer LIMIT OR ELIMINATE ALCOHOL Even small amounts of alcohol have been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer BREAST CANCER SCREENING GUIDELINES SELF-EXAMS Women should start performing self-exams in their 20s to know what looks and feels normal 40% of diagnosed breast cancers are detected by women who feel a lump during self-exams CLINICAL BREAST EXAMS Should be performed by a doctor during normal physical exams starting in a woman's 20s or 30s An experienced doctor may spot something suspicious that a patient hadn't noticed MAMMOGRAMS Yearly mammograms are recommended beginning at age 40 A doctor may recommend starting earlier, depending on family history and other risk factors INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: South Florida Radiation Oncology SFRO CYBERKNIFE www.southfloridaradiationoncology.com Sources: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-key-statistics http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-prevention http://www.cancer gov/cancertopics/factsheet/detection/mammograms http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/moreinformation/breastcancerearlydetection/b reast-cancer-early-detection-importance-of-finding-early http://www.cancer.org/healthy/findcancerearly/cancerscreeningguidelines/american-cancer -society-guidelines-for-the-early-detection-of-cancer http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-self-exam http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/clinical-breast-exam