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Mammograms
save lives. Mammograms, starting at age 40, can detect breast
cancer at very early states and therefore save lives. If your mother had it - you will not necessarily develop it. Only 5-10% of all breast cancers are inherited. A diagnosis of breast cancer does not mean you are going to die. The news is good. In general, the five year survival rate is 90%. The older a woman is, the more likely she is to develop breast cancer. Risk increases with age. Breast pain rarely indicates breast cancer. Although pain is a concern, breast pain is rarely the only symptom of breast cancer. Most breast cancers involve a mass or lump or is only detected by breast imaging. |
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