Hi my name is Anne and Im a member of The American Breast Cancer Association and the daughter of a breast cancer victim and grandaughter of a breast cancer victim. My mother was diagnozed in Dec of 2005 and has just recently passed away on Sep. 11 of 2007. I want to spread the word and make women and men aware too. Just making strides against breast cancer and keeping the hope alive that one day we will find that miracle cure.
_________________________________________Understanding Breast Cancer Risk
All women are at risk for getting breast cancer. As you get older, your risk increases. Assuming you live to age 90, your risk of getting breast cancer over your lifetime is about 14%. That might sound scary, because it means that an average of about one out of every seven women will get breast cancer over a 90-year life span.You can also look at it another way: A 14% risk means there's an 86% chance that you WON'T get breast cancer.How Much Do Risk Factors and Preventive Factors Change Your Risk?
Knowing what factors can increase or decrease your risk for breast cancer is important. But you probably want to know just HOW MUCH those factors change your risk.If you hear that a certain treatment can reduce your risk by 40%, what does that mean?To understand what the numbers mean about YOUR risk for breast cancer, the key terms to know are relative risk and absolute risk.To read more on risks, please visit The Breast Cancer.org website.
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