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Breast Cancer Affects One In Eight Women During Their

Lives.

Breast cancer affects

one in eight women during their lives. Breast cancer kills more women in the United States than any cancer except lung cancer. No one knows why some

women get breast cancer, but there are a number of risk factors. Risks that you

cannot change include

Age - the

chance of getting breast cancer rises as a woman gets older Genes - there

are two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, that greatly increase the risk. Women who

have family members with breast or ovarian cancer may wish to be tested. Personal

factors - beginning periods before age 12 or going through menopause after

age 55

Kinds of Screening Tests

Depression

Tests and diagnosis

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Heart Disease: Abnormal Heart Rhythm

Abnormal Heart Rhythm (Arrhythmia)

Heart Disease: Angina

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