Millions of women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, more than 2.3 million women across the globe were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020.
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Breast cancer is highly treatable, but treatment typically leads to some unwanted side effects.
Clinton resident Judy Jordan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998 after she went through two mammograms and a biopsy.
Treatment for breast cancer is often successful. For example, data from the American Society of Clinical Oncology indicates that the fiveyear survival rate for women diagnosed with non-metastatic invasive breast cancer is 90 percent, while the average 10-year survival rate for such cancers is 84 percent.
No one, regardless of their age, occupation, skin color, or socioeconomic status, is immune to cancer. In fact, individuals might be hard pressed to say no one in their family and/or circle of friends has been diagnosed with cancer at some point.
Breast cancer is a complex disease that affects millions of women across the globe each year. Though the American Cancer Society reports that only about 4 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States are under age 40, women of all ages can take steps to protect themselves against this deadly disease.
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