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Dear potential donator:
Have you ever stopped to think what happens
when a woman hears "you have breast cancer"? In
the time it takes to finish that sentence, her
world has entirely changed.
In 2005
(the most recent year
numbers are available)—
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186,467 women and 1,764
men were diagnosed with
breast cancer
-
41,116 women and 375 men
died from breast cancer
Breast
Cancer Facts
- One in 8
women will
develop breast
cancer during
her lifetime.
- More than
180,000 women in
the United
States are
diagnosed with
breast cancer
each year.
- Breast
cancer is the
second most
common cancer in
women, after
skin cancer.
- Breast
cancer is the
second leading
cause of cancer
death in women,
after lung
cancer.
- Breast
cancer kills
approximately
41,000 women in
the United
States each
year.
- Breast
cancer is not
one of the
leading causes
of death in
women in
general, but it
is the leading
cause of death
in American
women ages
40-55.
- The
incidence of
breast cancer
has more than
doubled in the
past 30 years.
In 1964, the
lifetime risk
was 1 in 20;
today it is 1 in
8.
- The most
important risk
factor for
breast cancer is
being female.
- The next
most important
risk factor for
breast cancer is
age. Breast
cancer risk
increases
directly with
age.
Survival Rates
- 97% of women
diagnosed with
Stage 1 breast
cancer this year
will be
effectively
cured.
- 80% of all
women diagnosed
with and treated
for breast
cancer will be
alive five years
after diagnosis;
at least 60
percent will
survive ten
years after
diagnosis.
- More than
2.6 million
women in the
United States
are breast
cancer
survivors.
Risk Factors
- Other risk
factors for breast
cancer include:
- Being female
- Aging
(breast cancer
risk increases
directly with
age)
- Having had
breast cancer
previously
- Having a
close family
member (mother,
sister,
daughter) or 2
other relatives
with breast
cancer
- Having the
"breast cancer
genes", BRCA1 or
BRCA2
- Having your
first period
before age 12
- Having your
first pregnancy
after age 30
- Having no
children
- High dietary
fat intake
- Being obese
- Having 2 or
more alcoholic
drinks per day
- Sedentary
lifestyle
- Smoking
- 7 out of 10
breast cancers occur
in women with no
other risk factors
than being female.
- Fewer than 40
percent of all
diagnosed cases of
breast cancer are
associated with
heredity and
reproductive
history.
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We would be grateful if you would participate
in this exciting and important event by donating
to the May 22nd, 2010 Event by playing, considering
a sponsorship or giving donation.
Sincerely,
Fight From The Fairway Tournament Committee
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