Did you know that every three minutes a woman in the U.S. is diagnosed with breast cancer. Early detection, healthy living, and technological breakthroughs are powerful tools in battling this disease. Do you know:
98 survival rate percentage for women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer.
30 Years Old: Age when women should start having yearly mammograms and breast MRI exams if they are high risk for developing the disease.
40 Years Old: Age when women should start having yearly mammograms as recommended by the American Cancer Society.
3: Least number of mammograms a facility should do each day if it does not specialized in mammograms.
20: Number of minutes a mammogram takes.
50 percentage in the reduction of the likelihood of death from early stage breast cancer if a patient incorporates exercise and healthy eating into her recovery process.
45-60 number of "intentional" minutes of exercise you should do five or more days a week according to the American Cancer Society.
16 percentage of patients in one study where breast MRI exams found cancer, which was previously missed in a mammogram. The MRI exam shouldn't replace the standard mammogram, which can detect cancer that a MRI can't, but it is a valuable tool in finding breast cancer in women at risk.