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50 Shades of Pink. From your Oxford Centric team. Mississippi: Now and Beyond. Breast cancer is the 2 nd leading cause of death in Mississippi. Mississippi is 3 rd in breast cancer mortality. 1,990 new breast cancer cases are predicted for Mississippi. The Risk.
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50 Shades of Pink From your Oxford Centric team
Breast cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in Mississippi
Mississippi is 3rd in breast cancer mortality
Women who drink 2 or more alcoholic drinks a day are 1 ½ times more likely to get breast cancer
80% of women in the United States who have breast cancer have no family history of the disease
90/100 women will meet the 5-year survival rate when they have yearly mammograms
Women 50 years + will have 10% less risk if they receive annual screenings
Brisk walking for 2.5 hours a week decreases the chance of getting breast cancer by 18%