| If you are a female age 35-49, every 1-2 years, 50 through 69
years who does not have a mammography screening within the prior two years, please
schedule an appointment with your primary care physician to have a mammography screening. According
to the recent studies, for women in the United States, breast cancer is the leading cause
of cancer incidence and the second leading cause of cancer death. In the coming year, an
estimated 190,000 new breast cancer cases will be diagnosed, and more than 40,000 women
will die of breast cancer.
Current estimates are that one in eight women will develop breast cancer in her
lifetime. Mammograms can detect abnormalities between 60 and 95 percent of the time, and
96 out of 100 women will live for five years or more if their breast cancer is found at an
early stage. Risk factors for breast cancer include age, family history, early menarche
(age 12 years or younger), late menopause (age 55 or older), late age at first pregnancy
(age 30 years or older), or diet, and alcohol consumption.
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