Breast Cancer Awareness Month is almost over. BRINK wanted to share a few facts we learned this month through the MD Anderson
CancerCenter. Check back tomorrow to find out how MD Anderson, Women Playing for T.I.M.E., and Saks Fifth Avenue ended this years breast cancer awareness season.Breast Cancer:
- Is the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the U.S.
- More than 14,000 Floridians will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.
- Has over a 90% cure rate if discovered and treated early on.
- American women have a 1 in 8 chance of developing Breast Cancer.
- Of those diagnosed, 90-95 percent have no family history of the disease.
-Melody Austin