For the last 17 years Avon's breast cancer crusade has raised and donated more than $640 million for programs worldwide. Over $22 million has gone toward preventative projects and with our network in over 100 countries more than 100,000,000 women have been infomed and educated about breast cancer. To learn more about Avon's Breast Cancer Crusade and to donate for the cause, visit my link on this page!
1.More than 240,000 women, and 1,000 men, will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S. in 2010.
2.More than 40,000 women and 400 men die each year from the disease.
3.There are more than 2 million breast cancer survivors in the United States.
4.One person is diagnosed approximately every 3 minutes, and one person dies of breast cancer approximately every 14 minutes.
5.People over the age of 50 account for 76% of breast cancer cases; while only 5% of breast cancer diagnoses are in people under the age of 40 and 18% are in their 40s.
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