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Breast & Cervical Cancer Program > Description Description

WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BREAST CANCER?

  • Being a woman is the greatest risk factor for developing breast cancer.
      
  • Mammograms are the best available method in finding breast cancer in its earliest and most treatable stages.
      
  • Breast cancer ranks second among cancer deaths.
      
  • The risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer increases with age.
      
  • When breast cancer is found at is earliest and most treatable stage, the five-year survival rate is 98 percent.
      
  • You may qualify for FREE mammograms. Call your regional coordinator to find out if you are eligible.

WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CERVICAL CANCER?

  

  • Pap tests can find changes in the cervix.
      
  • The primary cause of cervical cancer is an infection with certain types of human papilloma virus (HPV).
     
  •  HPV infections are common in healthy women and only rarely result in cervical cancer.
      
  • Most cervical pre-cancers develop slowly so nearly all case can be prevented if women get regular Pap tests.
     
  •  Regular Pap tests are recommended.
      
  • You may qualify for a FREE Pap test. Call your regional coordinator to find out if you are eligible.