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- One out of every eight women will develop breast cancer at some point during her life.
- An estimated 207,090 women will be diagnosed and 39,840 women will die of breast cancer in the United States in 2010.
- Regular mammograms among women aged 50-69 can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer.
- 75% of breast and cervical cancers occur in women over 50.
- An estimated 12,200 women will be diagnosed and 4,200 women will die of cervical cancer in the United States in 2010.
- 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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