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- One in every eight women in the United States
develops breast cancer.
- The causes of breast cancer are not yet fully known
although a number of risk factors have been identified.
- Breast cancer is diagnosed with self- and physician-
examination of the breasts, mammography, ultrasound testing, and biopsy.
- There are many types of breast cancer that differ in
their capability of spreading (metastasize) to other body tissues.
- Treatment of breast cancer depends on the type and
location of the breast cancer, as well as the age and health of the patient.
- The American Cancer Society recommends that a woman should
have a
baseline mammogram between the ages of 35 and 40 years.
Between 40 and
50 years of age mammograms are recommended every other year.
After age
50 years, yearly mammograms are recommended.
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National Cancer Institute (www.cancer.gov).
Last Editorial Review: 10/12/2009
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