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You want to know about breast cancer?
This site contains in-depth information about early detection, diagnostics, therapy, and aftercare. The state-of-the-art methods described here aim to achieve optimal quality of life and the best chance of survival. Additional links, a glossary and a checklist with questions for your doctor are provided.
By visiting this website you have already taken the first important step towards early detection: Well-informed women are better able to participate in the decision-making process! There is no absolute way to prevent breast cancer. Thus screening examinations are all the more important. The chances of surviving breast cancer are better today than ever before.
Knowledge saves lives - our contribution to breast cancer awareness
Facts that make you think
- Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women. On a global scale, one in ten women is affected, and unfortunately, numbers continue to rise.
- According to GLOBOCAN 2008, about 1.45 million new cases of breast cancer were expected in 2010 worldwide.
- While 10 percent of all breast cancer cases are due to genetic risks, 90 percent of the cases are due to unknown causes.
- The risk increases with age.
- A healthy lifestyle, regular exercise
- Other factors that lower risk are breast feeding and avoiding hormonal treatment (contraception or HRT)
* GLOBOCAN 2008
What you can do to reduce your risk:
Regardless of age, the outlook is very good if breast cancer is detected early.
Learn more about early detection, diagnostics, treatment and aftercare by choosing one of the following information pages.
