You can see that as you age, your chance for developing breast cancer increases. Approximately 182,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer annually. About 46,000 will die of the disease. Still breast cancer is second to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death. Lung cancer mortality is due in large part to smoking.
Theories abound, but no one knows for sure what causes breast cancer.
Researchers have identified characteristics that are more common in women with breast cancer. Take a breast and ovarian cancer family history questionnaire. In addition, there is a large lending library with books, audio, and videotapes on the topic of breast cancer. To top of page Providing quality care for women in a personalized environment. If you have a healthcare question, need information regarding our services or want to find a physician, we make it easy to get the answers and the help you need.