Breast Cancer Facts and Figures

Breast Cancer

• Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women
• The risk of breast cancer increases with age and if you live to 90 years your risk of developing this cancer is almost 14%
• 1.7 million breast cancers were diagnosed worldwide in 2007
•  465,000 (approx.) women died due to breast cancer in 2007
• North America, Australia, Europe have the highest incidence of breast cancer
•  Large parts of Africa and Asia have the lowest rates
• In the last 25 years it incidence has gone up by 30% in the western world
•  Increased risk of developing breast cancer include -
• Start of menstrual period at an early age
•  Menopause later in life 
• Having a first or second degree relative with breast cancer
• Obesity
• Consumption of alcohol
• Never having children
• Using contraceptives
• Using hormone replacement therapy during post-menopausal years
• Certain inherited genetic mutations for breast cancer (BRCA1 and/or BRCA2)
• Decreased Breast cancer Risk -
• Breast feeding
• Moderate Physical activity
• Maintaining normal weight
• Stop smoking
• Breast cancer can be prevented by screening
• Early treatment can increase chances of 5 years survival to 98%
• Women with a BRCA mutation who get their ovaries surgically removed can reduce their risk of breast cancer by over 50%.
• A study from North Carolina State University indicated that Women who performed the act of fellatio and swallow semen regularly (one to two times a week) may reduce their risk of breast cancer by up to 40 percent !!

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9-year-old NC girl survives 2 days in car wreckage

Car Accident

COVE CITY, N.C. (AP) — A 9-year-old North Carolina girl pinned in a wrecked car for almost two days ate Pop-Tarts and Gatorade to help her survive the single-car crash that killed her father, police and relatives said on Monday.

Jordan Landon of Cove City was airlifted to a hospital Sunday night after rescue teams cut her out of the 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo that had been upside down in a culvert since Friday night, the North Carolina Highway Patrol said. Killed was 39-year-old Douglas Landon, police said.

Sgt. David Clifton called the girl "heroic" and that she was able to stay calm despite being trapped in the dark and cold. He says the girl was talkative and is expected to fully recover.

Clifton said a person walking by saw the car off the state highway and called 911 late Sunday afternoon, more than 40 hours after the pair was believed to have crashed on their way to a store. Temperatures at night had dropped into the 30s in the area in eastern North Carolina.

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