FAQ

Breast Cancer in Florida (2005 estimated)

• 6.5% of these new cases are found in Florida, while only 5.2% of the U.S. population lives in the state.
• Miami-Dade County has the highest rate of late-stage breast cancer in Hispanic women than in the United States.

Education and Early Detection Increase Survival

• There is no known cure for advanced breast cancer.
• Detection of breast cancer at an early stage provides a greater chance for a cure and more treatment options.
• When the disease is confined to the breast, the 5-year survival rate is more than 95%.
• More Caucasian women than African American women develop breast cancer. However, more African American women die of breast cancer.
• Approximately 80% of breast cancers occur in women 50 years and older. The mortality rate would decrease by 30% if every woman over 50 was informed and followed the early screening guidelines.

National Statistics (2005 estimated)

• 211,240 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer (one every 3 minutes).
• 40,410 women will die (one every 13 minutes).
• 1,690 men will develop breast cancer and 460
  will die.
• Approximately 212,930 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in the United States every year.

Important Facts

• Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for women between the ages of 40 and 59.
• The majority of all breast cancers occur in women with no known risk factors.
• All women are at risk; risk increases with
  advancing age