#FactOrFictionFriday focuses on Breast Health Awareness Fact or fiction: Breast cancer only affects women. FICTION: While breast cancer is about 100 times more common among women, men can develop breast cancer, too. Each year breast cancer is diagnosed in about 230,000 women and 2,200 men, and each year about 40,000 women and 400 men die from breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. Many men think that only women can get breast cancer; this misunderstanding may cause some men to ignore breast lumps until the cancer has spread too far to be curable. Being a woman is the main risk factor for developing breast cancer. Women have many more breast cells than men, which increases the odds that some of these cells may become malignant. Also, a womans breast cells are exposed to the growth-promoting effects of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone, and this combination increases breast cancer risk. Being aware is important, but getting an annual mammogram can save your life. Call 270-366-7854 or visit elourdes to schedule your mammogram today!
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:15:00 +0000