1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.
That’s one person every 2 minutes in the U.S.

Female gender is the strongest breast cancer risk factor. Approximately 99% of breast cancers occur in women and 0.5–1% of breast cancers occur in men.

• Know Your Risk
• Family history
• Know your normal

Get screened

• Mammograms annual for women starting at 40
• Early detection is key in relative survival rate
• Education
• Self exams at home
• Learn signs and symptoms
• Healthy habits
• Little known breast cancer facts
• Breast cancer doesn’t always appear as a lump
• Your chances of are higher if you have a male relative who had it
• Maintaining a healthy weight can reduce your breast cancer risk
• Drinking alcohol can increase breast cancer risk

Support The Cause

National Breast Cancer Foundation
https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/
Susan G. Kolmen
https://www.komen.org/
Breastcancer.org
https://www.breastcancer.org/

In the month of October, there are also specific dates designed to raise awareness of specific groups within the breast cancer community.

• Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day – October 13
• Men’s Breast Cancer Awareness Week – October 17–23