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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Breast Cancer Statistics

“In 2011, there were more than 2.6 million breast cancer survivors in the US.” (Source:  Breastcancer.org)

“About 1 in 8 U.S. women (just under 12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.” (Source:  Breastcancer.org)

“For women in the U.S., breast cancer death rates are higher than those for any other cancer, besides lung cancer.” (Source:  Breastcancer.org)

“The most significant risk factors for breast cancer are gender (being a woman) and age (growing older).” (Source:  Breastcancer.org)

“Male breast cancer makes up less than 1% of all cases of breast cancer.” (Source: National Cancer Institute)

Breast Cancer Resources in New Jersey

Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Central and South Jersey
The Central and South Jersey Affiliate of
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
2 Princess Road, Suite D
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Phone:  609-896-1201
Fax:  609-896-1207
Email:  info@komencsnj.org
http://www.komencsnj.org

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
A National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-2681
Phone: 732-235-CINJ (2465)
http://www.cinj.org/index.html

The Cure Breast Cancer Foundation
Cure Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF)
1122 Clifton Avenue
Clifton NJ 07013
Phone : 973.471.CBCF (2223)
Fax : 973.473.4920
Email : info@curebreastcancerfoundation.org
http://www.curebreastcancerfoundation.org/

The New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research
New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research
50 East State Street, 6th Floor
PO Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
Phone: 609-292-4043

New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED)
New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection Program (NJCEED)
PO Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 609-292-8540
Fax: 609-588-3638
http://www.nj.gov/health/cancer/njceed/index.shtml

The Young Survivor Coalition (YSC) – Northern New Jersey Chapter
YSC Northern New Jersey
27 Madison Avenue, Suite 220
Paramus, NJ 07652
Phone:  201.843.6695
Email:  yscnnj@youngsurvival.org
http://www.youngsurvival.org/northernnewjersey 

Books About Breast Cancer Available at APPL

Breast cancer : what every woman should know /
by Baron-Faust, Rita
Publisher: Hearst Books
Pub Date: 1995.
Call No.: 616.9 Bar

The breast cancer prevention diet : the powerful foods, supplements, and drugs that combat breast cancer /
by Arnot, Robert Burns.
Publisher: Little, Brown
Pub Date: 1999, c1998.
Call No.:  616.99 Arn

Mom and the polka-dot boo-boo : a gentle story explaining breast cancer to a young child /
by Sutherland, Eileen.
Publisher: American Cancer Society
Pub Date: c2007.
Call No.:  J616.99 Sut

To dance with the devil : the new war on breast cancer /
by Stabiner, Karen.
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Pub Date: 1997.
Call No.: 362.1 Sta

What your doctor may not tell you about breast cancer : how hormone balance can help save your life /
by Lee, John R., M.D.
Publisher: Warner Books
Pub Date: c2002.
Call No.: 616.99449 Lee

Your life in your hands : understanding, preventing and overcoming breast cancer /
by Plant, Jane A.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press,
Pub Date: 2001
Call No.: 616.99449 Pla

Additional Resources:

“Breast Cancer” – CancerCare.org - http://www.cancercare.org/diagnosis/breast_cancer

BreastCancer.org - http://www.breastcancer.org/

“Breast Cancer” – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/index.htm

“Breast Cancer in Men” – American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancerinMen/DetailedGuide/breast-cancer-in-men-key-statistics

“Male Breast Cancer” – MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malebreastcancer.html

“General Information About Cancer” – National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov

Sources for Statistics:

“Male Breast Cancer: MedlinePlus.” U.S National Library of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2012. <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malebreastcancer.html>.

“National Cancer Institute.” Male Breast Cancer Treatment. National Institute of Health, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2012. <http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malebreast/Patient/page1>

“U.S. Breast Cancer Statistics.” U.S. Breast Cancer Statistics. Breastcancer.org, 17 Sept. 2012. Web. 09 Oct. 2012. <http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/statistics>.