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Breast Cancer by the Numbers
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5 – The number of stages of breast cancer, with 0 being the least progressed and IV being the most severe5
BreaStcAncer
b y t h e n u m b e r s
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
51st – Idaho’s ranking out of 50 states and
the District of Columbia in cancer screening
90 percent – the five-year survival rate for all women diagnosed with breast cancer
90 percent
2,140 – the number of cases of breast cancer
expected to occur
among men in 2011
30 minutes – Theamount of time theAmerican Cancer Society suggests a person should engage in moderate to vigorous exercise as a cancer prevention mechanism
2 – the number of alcoholic drinks per
day that could increase
your risk of breast cancer by 21 percent
Sources: healthandwelfare.idaho.gov, cancer.org, komen.org
230,480 – the number of new cases of invasive breast cancer that will be diagnosed in 2011
230,480
1 in 69 – the chances of a woman age 40 will develop breast cancer
one in sixty nine
5-10%5-10 percent – the
percentage of breast cancers that are caused by inherited gene mutations
102 YEARS TeTon Valley news - ocTober 13, 2011 - Page c3