Howard University Hospital Honors Breast Cancer Awareness Month October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Howard University Hospital (HUH) is committed to raising awareness for this deadly disease, which impacts the lives of so many women and men in our country. More than 400,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. In the U.S. today, there are more than 3.5 million breast cancer survivors – the largest group of all cancer survivors. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, HUH is pulling out all of the facts to help educate the local community about breast cancer awareness in hopes that more people get tested.
BREAST CANCER FACTS THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW: Early detection is the best protection.
1 IN 8
women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.
BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF CANCER FOR WOMEN WORLDWIDE.
Most breast cancers are found in women who are 50 years old or older, but breast cancer also affects younger women. A man’s lifetime risk of breast cancer is
THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CONTINUES TO RECOMMEND
1 in 1,000
MAMMOGRAMS AT AGE 40.
WOMEN SHOULD START ANNUAL BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS WITH
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