"Early Detection is the Best Protection"

• Survival rates increase with early detection.
• The five year survival rate for a localized breast cancer (has not spread to lymph nodes) is 98%
• The five year survival rate for breast cancer that has metastasized (spread elsewhere in the body) is 26%.

Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

• Monthly Breast Self Exams
• Age 40: Yearly Clinical Exam by a Health Profession
• Age 40: Yearly Mammograms
• Women with symptoms or a family history of breast cancer may need a mammogram prior to age 40
• Talk to a healthcare provider regarding a schedule for you.