If you are in your 40s or older, get a mammogram every 1 to 2 years. Ask your doctor or nurse to give you a clinical breast exam every year.

A woman's chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer is:

By age 40 ... 1 out of 257 By age 50 ... 1 out of 67 By age 60 ... 1 out of 36 By age 70 ... 1 out of 28 By age 80 ... 1 out of 24 Ever ... 1 out of 8 Source: National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, 1997

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