Breast Cancer Stats~

An American woman’s chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer is:

from age 30 through age 39 . . . . . . 0.43 percent (often expressed as "1 in 233")
from age 40 through age 49 . . . . . . 1.45 percent (often expressed as "1 in 69")
from age 50 through age 59 . . . . . . 2.38 percent (often expressed as "1 in 42")
from age 60 through age 69 . . . . . . 3.45 percent (often expressed as "1 in 29")

According to the National Cancer Institute. I was one in 69 and only found it via a mammogram.


For every 1,000 women who have a screening mammogram:

100 are recalled to get more mammography or ultrasound images 20 are recommended for a needle biopsy ( I had 3) and 5 are diagnosed with breast cancer.

Leave it to me to be one of 5 out of 1000 women. I recommend that every woman gets an annual mammogram.

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/prevention