Breast Cancer Early Detection Program - Community Outreach

Funded by The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation San Diego Affiliate www.sdkomen.org

BREAST CANCER FACTS

• 1 in 7 women will be diagnosed in their lifetime
• All women are at risk for breast cancer
• Majority of those diagnosed have no family history
• Breast Cancer is the leading cause of death in American women between the ages of 40 and 59
• It is the most common cancer among American women
• In 2005 211,240 new invasive breast cancers and 58,490 new in situ breast cancers are expected to be diagnosed in women ; 40,410 will die
• 1690 American men will be diagnosed; 460 will die
• When breast cancer is found early, your chance of survival is the greatest

BREAST CANCER IN ASIAN PACIFIC WOMEN
Among Asian American or Pacific Islander women, breast cancer incidence (78.1 per 100,000) and mortality rates (11.0 per 100,000) are lower than Caucasian and African American women. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Chinese (55 per 100,000), Filipina (73.1 per 100,000), Hawaiian (105.6 per 100,000), Japanese (82.3 per 100,000) and Korean (28.5 per 100,000) women. (2003-04 ACS Facts & Figures)

BREAST CANCER EARLY DETECTION
Getting tested regularly is the best way for women to detect breast cancer at its earliest stage ...when it is most treatable.

1. Mammography

2. Clinical Breast Exam

3. Breast Self Exam www.komen.org/bse

Cadence Hsiao
Program Coordinator
Breast Cancer Early Detection Program
Asian Pacific Health Center
5871 University Ave #334 San Diego, CA 92115
Tel. 619-229-0368