The Facts About Breast Cancer - What Everyone Should Know....

There are over one million women in America with un-detected breast cancer. There is something you can do . . . In 2001, the nine 3-Day Walks raised over $60 million, with the goal of finding the cure. We are making progress and the survival rate has improved but still:

• This year, 700,000 women will die from breast cancer.
• In the next 13 minutes 4 people in America will be diagnosed and 1 will die.
• Approximately 182,800 women in the United States will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer.
• That's 500 per day -- More than 40,800 will die.
• 80% won't have any genetic predisposition to the disease.
• More than almost any other serious disease, breast cancer touches nearly all of us, whether we're women or men, old or young.
• A woman's chance of having breast cancer during her lifetime is one in eight -- Your chance of knowing this woman is almost 100%.
• Less than a third of American women follow the recommended guidelines for self-examination and regular mammography. Many of them are underserved, don't have access to a doctor or are too afraid of the results to find out. But finding out is critical -- more than 97% of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer at an early stage survive for more than five years.
• The death rate from the disease is declining -- In fact; there are 2 million breast cancer survivors in America today. But in order to survive, they need access to medical care, access to screening, education and treatment. And we ultimately need a cure.
• Men can get breast cancer too. Every year, about 1,500 men will be diagnosed with the disease.