Monthly breast self-examination starting at age 20 Yearly clinical breast examination starting at age 20 If you are under 40 and have a family history of breast cancer, consult your health care provider regarding when to begin screening mammograms. Baseline mammogram by age 40 Screening mammogram every year age 40 and up There is no known cure for advanced breast cancer. Early detection provides more treatment options and a greater chance of survival. More Caucasian women than African-American women develop breast cancer. However, more African-American and Hispanic women die of breast cancer because the disease is not diagnosed at an early stage.
Early detection is the key to survival and a greater quality of life.
All women are at risk . The two most significant risk factors are being female and getting older. Eighty percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no other known risk factors. By the end of the decade, approximately 1.8 million women and 12,000 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer . Approximately 95 Vermont women will die of breast cancer this year.