It was an honor to speak on behalf of survivors at the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life:)
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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- Linda Karst
- I am 44 years old, married for 17 years, and a mother of three children. I graduated from UCLA and am a Learning Specialist at an elementary school. I have been in education for 19 years.
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Breast Cancer Statistics
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, except for skin cancers.
*The chance of developing invasive breast cancer at some time in a woman's life is about 1 in 8 (12%).
*It is estimated that in 2008 about 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among women in the United States.
*A woman’s chance of getting breast cancer increases with age. Your chance by your current age is:
age 20 1 in 1,985
age 30 1 in 229
age 40 1 in 68
age 50 1 in 37
age 60 1 in 26
age 70 1 in 24
ever 1 in 8
*The chance of developing invasive breast cancer at some time in a woman's life is about 1 in 8 (12%).
*It is estimated that in 2008 about 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among women in the United States.
*A woman’s chance of getting breast cancer increases with age. Your chance by your current age is:
age 20 1 in 1,985
age 30 1 in 229
age 40 1 in 68
age 50 1 in 37
age 60 1 in 26
age 70 1 in 24
ever 1 in 8