All women are at risk for developing breast cancer and one's risk increases with advancing age.
Eighty percent of all breast cancers occur in women with no family history of the disease. Breast cancer is a devastating and deadly disease that has struck nearly 2 million American women in the past decade. One in 8 women will suffer from the disease over her lifetime. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death, from all causes, of women between the ages of 35 and 54. Mammography, as an early detection technique for breast cancer, can increase treatment options and improve a woman's chances for survival.