Breast Cancer Awareness

Cancer.org (The American Cancer Society)

YoungSurvival.org (Young Survival Coalition)

Cancer.med.upenn.edu (Oncolink)

CancerCare.org (AvonCares Program)

bcrfCure.org (Breast Cancer Research Foundation)

y-me.org (Y-ME National Breast Cancer Org.)

LookGoodFeelBetter.org (Look Good, Feel Better)

Breast Cancer Video: Beyond the Shock

Breast Cancer Info (government site)

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

"About" Breast Cancer info page

In your lifetime, you have a 1 in 8 chance of getting breast cancer. That's a scary number, but what does it mean exactly?

As you age, your odds are constantly changing. In my 30's I had a 1 in 229 change of getting breast cancer.

I turned 40 this year, and that means my odds changed. I now have a 1 in 68 chance of getting breast cancer.

By the time I'm 50, I'll have a 1 in 37 chance of getting breast cancer.

My mom is in her 60's, and she has a 1 in 26 chance of getting breast cancer.

Being a women puts me at higher risk. It's just a fact of life. I've had a relative with breast cancer, which again is another risk.

I've had that phone call to come back and have a lump rechecked on three separate occasions, and it's a scary feeling. I've been getting mammograms since I was 34 due to family history. I don't know about you, but I want to find a cure and an answer!

The facts and figures are from Komen.org. You can find the full sheet of information about risk factors here.