LOVE YOUR BREASTS.

Since this month is ‘BREAST AWARANESS MONTH’ and there’s a hell of a sale about ‘BREAST MONTH’ this month. I’m here to promote my love towards my breasts too. (NO. There won’t be a picture of them. Keep on dreaming)

Here’s fun facts about BREASTS ..CANCER :

• About 1.2 million cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed this year worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.
• About 75% of breast cancers are found in women over age 50.
• The chance of having breast cancer for a woman in her fifties is about 1 in 50.
• The chance of having breast cancer for a woman in her nineties is about 1 in 9.
• About 80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of breast cancer.
• Men also get breast cancer, however, men account for less than one percent of all breast cancer cases - breast cancer statistics.

• Breast cancer is the leading killer of women ages 35 to 54.
• Breast cancer in women under 50 is more aggressive and virulent.
• 70% of breast cancers occur in women without a family history of the disease.
• Despite modern technology, breast cancer mortality has not been significantly reduced in more than 40 years. The main reasons for this are:
1. 90% of breast cancer cases are diagnosed with a palpable tumor size.
2. Large numbers of women are without screening tests until a palpable lesion is felt.
3. As a stand-alone screening test, mammography misses approximately 20% of all cancerous tumors (false negatives).
4. The majority of breast cancers revealed by mammography are not detected early enough.
5. 25% of women die within the first 5 years and 40% within 10 years of their diagnosis.
6. Over 90% of women diagnosed with Stage 1 cancers are alive 5 years later, unfortunately only 58% of breast cancers are diagnosed at this stage.
7. Most cancers take 8-10 years to grow to 1 cm in size, but only 1.5 years more to grow to 3.5 cm.

 

Ohhhh… And do wear the right bra for your breasts. =)