Students in Southeast Technical's Radiography program will be providing information on breast cancer, mammographies, and the role a radiographer plays in breast health Wednesday, Oct. 26, and Thursday, Oct. 27, in the Winona campus student center area between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Stop by for information, pink ribbons, cookies, and pink lemonade.
Did you know?
- The chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer some time during her life is a little less than 1 in 8.
- The chance of dying from breast cancer is about 1 in 35 or about 39,520 deaths during 2011.
- Women breast cancer death rates have been going down. This is probably the result of finding the cancer earlier and better treatment.
- In 2011, among men, about 2,140 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed. About 450 men will die from breast cancer.
(Statistics provided by the American Cancer Society)