Get the Facts on Breast Cancer Screening

GET THE FACTS ON BREAST CANCER &SCREENING THE NUMBERS ON BREAST CANCER About 1 in every 8 women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in her lifetime That's about 12% of women About 232,340 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in the U.S. in 2013 alone 64,640 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer were expected in 2013 88 88888 About 30% of cancers diagnosed in women Breast cancer is the 2nd deadliest cancer in women are breast cancer 15% of women 85% of breast diagnosed with breast cancer have cancers are found in a family history of the disease women with no family history 67.1% of women More than 2.8 over 40 have had a mammogram in the last 2 years million women in the U.S. are breast cancer survivors BREAST MRI SCREENING CANDIDATES Women who have a 20-25% or higher lifetime risk of developing breast cancer Women who have a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation Women who have a parent, sibling, or child with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation Women who have been treated for Hodgkin disease BENEFITS Accurate detection of breast cancer in women with high risk Early detection of breast cancer in women with high risk More thorough diagnosis of the stage of the disease in women with breast cancer Option to evaluate a woman's response to chemotherapy QUICK FACTS Annual mammograms should start at age 40 or as recommended by a doctor Breast MRIS do not replace routine mammograms in early detection Conventional mammograms are an effective tool for women with average risk Some cancers are detectable by MRI only, and some by mammogram only SOURCES: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breasteancer/moreinforma- tion/breastcancerearlydetection/breast-cancer-early-detection-acs-recs http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_be/statisties http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-key-statistics http://www.cdegov/nchs/fastata/mamogram htm PROVIDED BY: ADVANCED MEDICAL ADVANCED MEDICAL IMAGING IMAGING BREAST CENTER 303.433.9729 wwW.RADIOLOGYIMAGINGDENVER.COM