What you need to know about an American epidemic The Breast Cancer Fund is a newly established organization that supports research and education on the causes and treatment of one of the leading killers of American women. They have provided HomeArts with a summary of the facts about breast cancer in this country.
All women are at risk.
Breast cancer is the leading killer of American women ages 35 to 54. There are 1.8 million women in the U.S. who've been diagnosed with breast cancer. One million others have the disease and do not yet know it. The death rate from breast cancer has not been reduced in more than 50 years. The incidence of breast cancer among American women has been rising for the past 30 years.