Breast care
Breast care is an important part of a woman's health. We have the expertise and support women need to make informed choices in comfortable and respectful settings.
Breast cancer facts
The average woman has a 1 in 8 chance of getting breast cancer during her lifetime.
After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. It is also the second main cause of cancer death in women. (Lung cancer is the first.)
Fortunately, fewer women are dying from breast cancer. This is mostly due to improved breast cancer prevention and detection, as well as advances in breast cancer treatment.
Breast cancer patient stories
Don't avoid breast cancer: Tami's story
Sooner is better than later for detecting breast cancer. Many statistics support this, but Tami Strantz of Cambridge, Minnesota, knows firsthand how important early detection is.
More breast cancer patient stories
Source: American Cancer Society
Reviewed by:
Timothy Sielaff, MD, PhD, FACS, president, Virginia Piper Cancer Institute; Carol Bergren, RN, manager, Piper Breast Center;
Deborah Day, MD, medical director, Piper Breast Center
First Published:
08/25/2009
Last Reviewed:
08/25/2009
