Breast Cancer:   What Exactly

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-Breast Cancer is a cancer that forms in the tissues of the breasts, usually in the ducts and lobules.  It is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells.

-It can occur in both men and women, most commonly in women. Breast cancer in men is very rare.

-One in eight women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer within thier lifetime.

-Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among U.S. women. More than 1 in 4 cancers are breast cancer.

-Estimated New Cases of Breast Cancer in the U.S. in 2009:
             Females: 192,370       Males:  1,910

-Estimated Deaths from Breast Cancer in the U.S. in 2009:
             Females:  40,170       Males:  440