National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations -1.888.80-NABCO www.nabco.org

National Cancer Institute - 1.800.4-CANCER www.nci.nih.gov 

Mothers Supporting Daughters with Breast Cancer - 1.410.778.1982  www.mothersdaughters.org

FIVE THINGS TO TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT BREAST CANCER

1.  All women can get breast cancer - even those who have no family history of disease.

2.  The two most important factors for breast cancer are being a woman and growing older.

3.  Women diagnosed with early breast cancer when the cancer is small and has not spread have a high chance of survival.  Mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer early.  Get one every year starting at age 40.

4.  Help reduce your chances of develop breast cancerby engaging in regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight, limiting alcohol intake, and stop smoking.

5.  Through early detection and improved treatments, more women than ever are surviving breast cancer.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR FAMILY- ANY WOMEN YOU CARE ABOUT.  YOU COULD SAVE A LIFE