Komen Columbus

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Anyone who wants to join the Breast Cancer Fight! Specifically looking for other members in the Columbus area, who want to Race with us this year!

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Some Breast Cancer Facts:
* One in eight women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime.
* Mammograms can detect cancer up to two years before a lump can be felt.
* Eighty percent of women who develop breast cancer have no family history of the disease.
* In Arizona, breast cancer is the leading form of cancer among women. An estimated 2,800 women will be diagnosed, and 600 women will die of breast cancer in Arizona this year.
* An estimated 182,800 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year, making it the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women.
* Breast cancer is currently the second leading cause of cancer death in women
* More than 97 percent of women whose breast cancer is found and treated early with no spreading beyond the breast, will survive.

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"Think positively and good things will happen. If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. If you like to win but don't think you can, it's almost certain that you won't. Life's battles don't always go to the stronger woman but sooner or later those who win are those who think they can.""Women agonize... over cancer; we take as a personal threat the lump in every friend's breast". ~Martha Weinman Lear, Heartsounds"We are survivors from the moment of diagnosis". ~ Peter Jennings

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More Breast Cancer Statistics:
A Woman’s Chances of Breast Cancer Increases With Age
By age 30, 1 out of 2,212 women will be affected.
By age 40, 1 out of 235 women will be affected.
By age 50, 1 out of 54 women will be affected.
By age 60, 1 out of 23 women will be affected.
By age 70, 1 out of 14 women will be affected.
By age 80, 1 out of 10 women will be affected.
Ever, 1 out of 8 will be affected. Early Detection is the Key! Five Year Survival Rate By Age
Younger than 45- There is an 81%- chance of survival.
Ages 45-64- There is an 85% chance of survival.
Ages 65 and older- There is an 86% of survival. Guidelines Women Should Follow for Early Detection of Breast Cancer
-Early detection of breast cancer can lead to greater likelihood of cure.
-Women 20 years of age and older should women should be told about the benefits and limitations of breast self-exams . Women should be aware of how their breasts normally feel and report any new breast change to a health professional as soon as they are found.
-Women 20-39 should have a physical examination of the breast at least every three years, performed by health care professional such as a physician, physician assistant, nurse or nurse practitioner.
-Women 40 and older should have a physical examination of the breast every year, performed by a health care professional, such as a physician, physician assistant, nurse or nurse practitioner.
-Women 40 years of age should receive a screening mammogram every year. The National Cancer Institute recommends mammography every one to two years for women between 40-50 years of age.
-Beginning at age 50, screening mammography should be performed every year.

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Incidence of Breast Cancer By Ethnic Group:
- All women are at risk for developing breast cancer.
-The older a woman is, the greater her chances of developing breast cancer.
-Approximately 77% of breast cancer cases occur in women over 50 years of age.
According to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute:
-White, Hawaiian, and African-American women have the highest incidence of invasive breast cancer in the United States.
-Korean, American Indian, and Vietnamese women have the lowest incidence of invasive breast cancer in the United States.
-African-American have the highest death rate from breast cancer and are more likely to be diagnosed with a later stage of breast cancer than White women.
-In the age groups, 30-54 and 55-69 years, African-American women have the highest death rate from breast cancer, followed by Hawaiian women, and white non-Hispanic women.
-In the 70 year old age group, the death rate from breast cancer for white women is higher than for African –American.

Heroes:

ALl those who have fought the fight and lost, and those that are still fighting!

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