Facts about Breast cancer: 1. There are over many cases of breast cancer diagnosed in the USA and India each year. Overall, one woman in every nine will get breast cancer at some time in her life. 2. We can currently treat most of the patients who are diagnosed when their breast cancer is at the early stage. However, if they are diagnosed when it has become advanced, the success rate falls.It is extremely important to catch breast cancer at an early stage. 3. Having one close relative (mother or sister) with breast cancer doubles your risk of getting breast cancer, when compared to women with no cases in the family. Having two close relatives affected increases your risk further. There are a very few families in which breast cancer is very common - ie four or more cases. Most of these families carry faulty versions of the BRCA breast cancer genes. Women with a faulty BRCA gene have a 50% to 80% chance of getting breast cancer
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 06:41:44 +0000
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