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- One out of every eight women will develop breast cancer at some point during her life.
- One out of 28 will die of breast cancer.
- An estimated 380 women in Kansas will lose their lives to breast cancer in 2005.
- 75% of breast and cervical cancers occur in women over 50 years of age.
- Regular mammograms among women aged 50-69 can reduce deaths by 30%.
- An estimated 10,370 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer in the US and over 4,600 women will die.
- When cervical conditions are discovered and treated at a precancerous stage, the survival rate is nearly 100%.
- The good news is routine screening and prompt treatment can reduce deaths from breast and cervical cancer. Early detection works.
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