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Breast cancer facts

• Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women.
• One in every eight women in the United States develops breast cancer.
• There are many types of breast cancer that differ in their capability of spreading (metastasize) to other body tissues.
• The causes of breast cancer are not yet fully known although a number of risk factors have been identified.
• There are many different types of breast cancer.
• Breast cancer is diagnosed with physician and self-examination of the breasts, mammography, ultrasound testing, and biopsy.
• Treatment of breast cancer depends on the type of cancer and its stage (the extent of spread in the body).

According to the American Cancer society:

• Over 200,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer are diagnosed each year.
• Nearly 40,000 women will die of breast cancer in 2011.
• There are over 2...

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