Why Should You Donate?

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)—
  • 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.

 

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