One important statistic!

According to the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) data published online at http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/breast.html#survival:

5 year survival for early breast cancer (confined to the breast) is 98%

Early diagnosis of breast cancer may be facilitated by:

• monthly self breast exam (SBE)
• clinical breast examination (CBE) for some, yearly; for others, 2x yearly
• mammography, yearly, for most after age 40
• sonography for dense breast tissue or question of mass
• breast MRI for very high risk
• Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI), new technology.

Ask what may be right for you!  Then, when you are certain you don't have breast cancer, ask what you can do to prevent it.  There are "actionable" steps for breast cancer prevention.

Prevention is the only thing better than early detection!

Together we can prevent 86,000 breast cancer cases each year!

This content is general information and not personal medical advice.  Ask your doctor which of the above may be right for you.