Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Get the facts and get screened!

The American Cancer Society recommends that all women 40 or older have a mammogram every year to detect breast cancer early. This is true even if a woman has no history of breast cancer in her family.

Mammography is the best way to detect breast cancer in its earliest, most treatable stage; an average of one to three years before a woman can feel a lump. Mammography also locates cancers too small to be felt during a clinical breast exam.

Although more women in Utah die of breast cancer than any other cancer, most women who are diagnosed with breast cancer will survive the disease because of early detection and advances in treatment. Nearly 100% of women diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer will survive five years or longer after their diagnosis. Unfortunately, that percentage drops to 20% for women diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer. Making the time to get screened can save your life. (Source: Healthy Utah)