Our Challenge

• Each year, over 175,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer.
• Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for U.S. women between the ages of 20 and 59. 
• In the United States, breast cancer is expected to be newly diagnosed every three minutes.
• A woman will die from breast cancer every 13 minutes.
  The most common risk factors of breast cancer are sex, age, personal history, family history and breast cancer genes.
• The risk of breast cancer increases as a woman ages.

Our Hope

• The best available method to detect breast cancer early is a mammography screening.
• Eighty-percent of all breast tumors are benign.
• Lifestyle choices can make a difference in reducing breast cancer risk: limiting fat, increasing fiber, staying active and not smoking.
• City of Hope is at the forefront of some of the nation’s most promising breast cancer research and treatment programs.
• The scientific knowledge generated at City of Hope is shared with other top cancer centers across the country, ensuring that the most advanced therapies help women afflicted with breast cancer everywhere, every day.