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October 2018

TOOLKIT: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Posted on October 1, 2018 by ODPHP

Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point. The good news is that most women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early. A mammogram — the screening test for breast cancer — can help find breast cancer early, when it’s easier to treat...

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