Team W.I.S.H. Arizona

More then 200,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and almost 40,000 will die from the disease.  Men can develope breast cancer too!  Approximately 1,500 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year adn 400will die from the disease.  The older a woman is, the more likely she is to develop breast cancer.  But women under 40 years of age are still at risk and can develop breast cancer as well.  Talk with your doctor today about your own personal risk.

A beast cancer diagnois may come out of the blue - detected with a mammogram, during a visit to the doctor's office or through a breast self-exam at home.  Finding it early may make a big difference.  Almost half of American women over 40 years old DON'T follow the recommended guidelines for clinical examination and regular mammograpy.  Many of them don't have a doctor or are too afraid of the results to find out.  BE A HERO- tell as many women and men as possible about the lifesaving benefits of early detection and treatman of breast cancer.  AND SCHEDULE YOUR OWN BREAST CANCER SCREENIING TODAY!

For the past 27 years, Komen for the Cure has played a critical role in every major advance in the fight against breast cancer - transforming how the world talks about and treats this disease and helping to turn millions of breast cancer patients into breast cancer survisors.  We are proud of our contribution to some real victories:

• More early detection - nearly 75 percent of women over 40 years old now receive regular mammograms, the single most effective tool for detecting breast cancer early (in 1982, less than 30 percent received a clinical exam).
• More Hope - the five-year survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early before it spreads beyond the breast, is now 98 percent (compared to 74 percent in 1982).
• More research - the federal government now devotes more than $900 million each year to breast cancer research, treatment and prevention (compared to $30 million in 1982).
• More survivors - America's 2.3 million breast cancer survivors, the largest group of cancer survivors in the U.S., are a living testament to the power of society and the science to save lives.

In 2007, Susan G. Komen for the Cure views the 25th anniversary not as a celebration, but as a watershed moment in the fight to end breast cancer. They will take stock of where they are, realign their resources and recommit to finally, once and for all, finish what they started.  And because so many millions of people are counting on them, they will invest an additional $1 billion over the next decade to do exactly that.

• Without a cure, 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will continue to be diagnosed with breast cancer - a devastating disease with physical, emotional, psychological and financial pain that can last a lifetime.
• Without a cure, an estimated 5 million Americans will be diagnosed with breast cancer - and more than 1 million could die - over the next 25 years.
• Without a cure, an estimated 25 million women around the world will be diagnosed with breast cancer - and 10 million could die - over the next 25 years.

Our voices must be heard in 2009 ~ help us find a cure!  Donate today and thank you for your support!