Real Brothers Wear Pink Week
Monday, October 19 – Friday, October 23
On average, every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States. 1 in 8 will be diagnosed in her lifetime. 1 in 39 will die from the disease. And about 1 in 1,000 men will develop breast cancer during their lives as well.
This year, CBA is hosting a week long event to raise awareness of breast cancer.
- Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women globally
- In 2020, it’s estimated that about 30% of newly diagnosed cancers in women will be
- It is estimated that there will be 276,480 new breast cancer cases in the United States in
- A woman’s risk of breast cancer nearly doubles if she has a first-degree relative (mother,
sister, daughter) who has been diagnosed with breast cancer
- The most significant risk factors for breast cancer are being female and aging.
- About 95% of all breast cancers in the US occur in women 40 and older
- Breast cancer accounts for 16% of cancers in women worldwide
- Mammograms can detect breast cancer cases up to three years before they can be felt
- Every minute, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from breast cancer. That’s more
than 1,400 women every day
- Obese breast cancer patients have about a 30% higher risk of death compared to those
who maintain a healthy weight
- Approximately 80% of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer do not have any
family history of the disease
- Compared to older women, young women under 40 generally face more aggressive
cancers and lower survival rates
- 20% to 30% of people initially diagnosed with early stage disease will develop metastatic
- Studies indicate that people who smoke during their teen years significantly increase
their risk for breast cancer compared to people who don’t
- The 5-year survival rate is 99% for localized disease, 85% for regional disease, and 27%
for distant-stage disease.
- For female breast cancer, 62.8% of all cases are diagnosed at the local stage.
- There are currently more than 3 million breast cancer survivors in the United States