Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in American women and it is one of the disease we women fear most, as it is silent but deadly. While the majority of new breast cancers are diagnosed as a result of an abnormality seen on a mammogram, a lump or change in consistency of the breast tissue can also be a warning sign of the disease. Heightened awareness of breast cancer risk in the past decades has led to an increase in the number of women undergoing mammography for screening, leading to detection of cancers in earlier stages and a resultant improvement in survival rates.
Still, breast cancer is the most common cause of death in women between the ages of 45 and 55. Although breast cancer in women is a common form of cancer, breast cancer can also occur in men, but it's far less common, accounts for about 1% of all cancer deaths in men.
