Early Breast Cancer Detection - Including Regular Mammograms -
Saves Lives This year, according to estimates by the National
Cancer Institute (NCI), nearly 227,000 women in the U.S. will be
newly diagnosed with breast cancer. That means, about every 2.3
minutes, a woman will learn she has this potentially life-
threatening disease. The good news is that death rates from
breast cancer have declined over the last 20 years. The NCI
reports that, today, more than 2.6 million women in this country
live with a diagnosis of breast cancer. Most of them are now
cancer-free, while others are receiving treatment. "Early
detection, along with timely treatment when breast cancer is
diagnosed, is believed to be responsible for reducing the
chances of dying from breast cancer," states the NCI on its Web
site. This month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month - a good
opportunity for women to remember the importance of regular,
annual mammograms in helping to detect breast cancer at the
earliest possible stage. "Early detection of