October has several observed medical conditions, 9 of which run for the entire month. I have chosen to write about National Breast Cancer Awareness.
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS) almost 193,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women this year in the United States alone. This dreaded disease is the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Statistics reveal that African American women have a greater incidence of breast cancer before the age of 40, but a minimally lower incidence after that age than do Caucasian women. Breast cancer is much less common in males of any ethnic background at any age but about 2,000 cases will be confirmed this year in men.
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