What is Breast Cancer? Statistics of breast cancer Breast cancer affects an estimated one in every eight women. 9,000 males are diagnosed each year with breast cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, for all diagnosed only 75% are cured. Every yr. 41,000 American women die from breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of women’s death after lung cancer. It is also the leading …showed first 75 words of 1914 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1914 total…or less a day. Exercise A third way to help reduce and prevent the risk of cancer is staying fit. Walk or engage in exercise for 30 minutes or more 3 to 4 times a week. Also maintaining a healthy weight for your age and height is very vital in the prevention of cancer. If you already are at risk for breast cancer taking tamoxifen or having preventive surgery can greatly decrease the risk of developing breast cancer.