Share the Care

My share for this year's Cancer Awareness Month

Be Aware. Be Proactive.
Quit smoking.
Eat well.
Be active.
Get screened.


Fast Facts:

• About 1.2 million cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed this year worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.

• About 75% of breast cancers are found in women over age 50.

• The chance of having breast cancer for a woman in her fifties is about 1 in 50.

• The chance of having breast cancer for a woman in her nineties is about 1 in 9.

• About 80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of breast cancer.

• Men also get breast cancer, however, men account for less than one percent of all breast cancer cases - breast cancer statistics.