Breast Cancer Awareness: Strength In Numbers

20%

The percentage of mammograms that miss cancers present at the time of screening

846.4

Average annual cases of breast cancer in Westchester County from 2008 to 2012 

$314.8

million

Amount raised by Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 2014 

1 in 36

The chance that breast cancer will be responsible for a woman’s death in the United States

41%

How many more cancers were detected when both conventional and 3D mammography were used, according to the first large study of the technology 

55-65%

Chance that a woman will develop breast cancer by age 70 if she has a harmful BRCA1 mutation 

2,350

Estimated new cases of breast cancer in men in the US in 2015, according to the American Cancer Society 

$1.29 million

Amount of money raised at Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Westchester’s annual breast cancer walk to support cancer research, free patient-service programs, and prevention/education efforts