Men can get breast cancer, but females are much more likely to be diagnosed with it. For every man who is diagnosed, over 100 women are found to have breast cancer. Women under age 40 account for only five percent of breast cancer cases. Exercise and good nutrition may help to lower a woman's risk of getting breast cancer. However, the cancer is not preventable.
White women are slightly more likely to develop breast cancer than African-American women.
Asian and Hispanic women have a lower risk of developing breast cancer. Women who have two to five alcoholic drinks daily have a greater risk of getting breast cancer than women who do not drink alcohol. Speakers included WUSA Channel nine news anchor Andrea Roane and a breast cancer survivor. According to guest speaker and breast cancer survivor Karen Pollitz, early detection of breast cancer is essential. Pollitz explained how she discovered her tumor at an early stage and was able to overcome the cancer through chemotherapy and radiation.