An estimated 484 women in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties will be diagnosed with breast

An estimated 484 women in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, and an estimated 112 will die from the disease.

NATIONALLY

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, other than skin cancer; and the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer.

About 178,480 women in the United States will be found to have invasive breast cancer in 2007, and about 40,460 women will die from the disease this year.

OHIO AND LOCALLY

In Ohio, it is estimated that 8,235 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007.

In Columbiana County, it’s estimated that in 2007 there will be 78 women diagnosed with breast cancer and there will be 17 deaths.

In Mahoning County, there will be 225 new cases of breast cancer in 2007 and 56 deaths.

This year in Trumbull County, an estimated 181 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and there will be 39 deaths.

THE ODDS

There are about 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S.

The chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer some time during her life is about 1 in 8. The chance of dying from breast cancer is about 1 in 35.

DETECTION

A mammogram is an X-ray test that produces an image of the inner breast tissue on film helping to identify cysts, calcifications and tumors within the breast. During a mammogram, a patient’s breasts are placed on a firm flat X-ray surface and flattened by a compression device. The compression spreads the breast tissue out so that the X-rays display the inner breast tissue with good resolution.

The stages of breast cancer refer to how extensive the cancer is. The stage can be as low as stage 0 or as high as stage IV. The higher the stage, the larger the tumor or the more the cancer has spread.

Sources: American Cancer Society/Mayo Clinic/Ohio Cancer Facts and Figures 2006