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Article: American Cancer Society Survey Finds Women Have Many Misperceptions About Breast Cancer.
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- October 1, 2001
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Female Friends Can Help to Inform
ATLANTA, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ --
In a recent nationwide survey, the American Cancer Society -- the nation's largest voluntary health organization -- found that many women are misinformed when it comes to understanding breast cancer risk.
According to the survey, nearly half of the respondents thought that women in the United States have a 30 to 50 percent chance of developing the disease, while 66 percent believed that the risk is greater than 20 percent. In fact, according to the American Cancer Society, the average lifetime risk for breast cancer is approximately 11 percent. Women who were surveyed also ...