One out of eight American women who live to be 85 years of age will develop breast cancer, a risk that was one out of 14 in 1960. There are 2.4 million women living in the U.S. who have been diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer. Over 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in American women this year, with about 1,910 new cases of breast cancer in men, according to statistics provided by the American Cancer Society. Breast cancer treatment can result in a variety of short and long-term side effects that affect quality of life, including psychological distress, hormonal symptoms, and fatigue. In fact, fatigue may persist for up to 10 years in one-third of women treated for breast cancer. There is no doubt that having breast cancer changes a woman forever.
Decades ago Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure? and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like Rally for the Cure, Komen has invested nearly $1.5 billon to fulfill their promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. Rally for the Cure is about people who are committed to making an impact in the fight against breast cancer. Rally is an awareness program that provides a simple platform for people to educate their friends, family and community about breast health and breast cancer. Our volunteer organized golf, tennis and social events have communicated the important message that early detection saves lives to over 1.65 million people and have generated over $50 million for Susan G. Komen for the Cure since 1996.
Who will hear the diagnosis next? Will it be your wife, your mother, your sister, your daughter? Will it be you?
Decades ago Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure? and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like Rally for the Cure, Komen has invested nearly $1.5 billon to fulfill their promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. Rally for the Cure is about people who are committed to making an impact in the fight against breast cancer. Rally is an awareness program that provides a simple platform for people to educate their friends, family and community about breast health and breast cancer. Our volunteer organized golf, tennis and social events have communicated the important message that early detection saves lives to over 1.65 million people and have generated over $50 million for Susan G. Komen for the Cure since 1996.
Who will hear the diagnosis next? Will it be your wife, your mother, your sister, your daughter? Will it be you?
Breast Cancer
A deadly and random disease that largely hits women as they get older. It is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and leading cause of cancer death worldwide.
23 seconds: Frequency someone in the world is diagnosed.
69 seconds: Frequency someone in the world dies from breast cancer.
1.4 million: Women diagnosed worldwide each year.
1 in 8: Women in the United States who will be diagnosed in their lifetime.
95 percent: Percent of all breast cancers in the U.S that occur in women over 40.
98 percent: Five-year survival rate when caught before it spreads.
39,840: Estimated number of women who died from breast cancer in 2010 in the U.S.
2.5 million: Breast cancer survivors alive in the U.S. today.
Source: Susan G. Komen for a Cure
A deadly and random disease that largely hits women as they get older. It is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and leading cause of cancer death worldwide.
23 seconds: Frequency someone in the world is diagnosed.
69 seconds: Frequency someone in the world dies from breast cancer.
1.4 million: Women diagnosed worldwide each year.
1 in 8: Women in the United States who will be diagnosed in their lifetime.
95 percent: Percent of all breast cancers in the U.S that occur in women over 40.
98 percent: Five-year survival rate when caught before it spreads.
39,840: Estimated number of women who died from breast cancer in 2010 in the U.S.
2.5 million: Breast cancer survivors alive in the U.S. today.
Source: Susan G. Komen for a Cure
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