Young Women are Not Exempt from Breast Cancer

Breast cancer has long been thought of as a disease for women past the menopausal age. In fact, it has been a longstanding belief that the older the woman is, the more prone she is to get breast cancer. Incidence of the disease occurs in women above the age of 40 and diagnosing new cases tends to peak when the women reach over the age of 70.

Given these figures, it is no wonder that many young women believe themselves to be invisible to breast cancer. The American Cancer Society cites that less than five percent of breast …read more