2018 Paint paper pink

Page 12 2018 Paint the Paper Pink Lincoln Daily News October 2018 There is still a large racial gap in mortality, with African-American women having higher death rates compared to whites, even as incidence rates are similar. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for breast cancer in the United States for 2018 are: About 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women. About 63,960 new cases of carcinoma in situ (CIS) will be diagnosed (CIS is non-invasive and is the earliest form of breast cancer). About 40,920 women will die from breast cancer. While black and white women get breast cancer at roughly the same rate, the mortality rate is 42% higher among black women than white women. In Illinois in 2018 there will be 9,960 women diagnosed with breast cancer. Of all types of cancer, breast cancer carries the highest incidence rate in Illinois with lung cancer coming in at 9,220. However, Lung cancer will carry the largest loss of life statistic at 6,410 while it is expected that there will be approximately 1,700 breast cancer deaths in Illinois this year. At this time, there are more than 3.1 million people with a history of breast cancer in the United States. (This includes women still being treated and those who have completed treatment.) Risk factors: Numerous studies have confirmed that alcohol consumption increases the risk of breast cancer in women by about 7%-10% for each one drink of alcohol consumed per day on average. Women who have 2-3 alcoholic drinks per day have a 20 percent higher risk of breast cancer compared to non-drinkers. Obesity increases the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer. Risk is about 1.5 times higher in overweight women and about 2 times higher in obese women than in lean women. Growing evidence suggests that women who get regular physical activity have a 10%-25% lower risk of breast cancer compared to women who are inactive, with stronger evidence for postmenopausal than premenopausal women. CONTINUE ...