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THE IMPORTANCE OF BREAST CANCER RESEARCH

Research is imperative in the fight against breast cancer. It tells us WHAT
can cause it, WHO is more prone to be diagnosed with it, and most importantly
HOW we can prevent it. As of now, there is NO CURE, but if we continue to do our
part in raising funds for breast cancer research, one day this may change.
Please help us in our fight to BALL FOR THE CURE. 

Compared to African American women, white women are slightly more likely
to develop breast cancer, but less likely to die of it. One possible reason is
that African American women tend to have more aggressive tumors, although why
this is the case is not known. Women of other ethnic backgrounds — Asian,
Hispanic, and Native American — have a lower risk of developing and dying from
breast cancer than white women and African American women.

 Besides skin cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer
among U.S. women. 

More than 1 in 4 cancers in women (about 28%) are breast cancer.

About 1 in 8 women in the United States (12%) will develop invasive
breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.

In 2010, there were more than 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the
U.S.

A woman’s risk of breast cancer approximately doubles if she has a
first-degree relative (mother, sister, daughter) who has been diagnosed with
breast cancer. About 20-30% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have a family
history of breast cancer.