October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Experts say one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime — that’s one person every 12 minutes in the U.S.
The two greatest risk factors of breast cancer are being female and getting older. It’s estimated that 168,000 women in the U.S have breast cancer, and to be clear, it’s not just a woman-only disease. An estimated 2,790 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024, and about 530 are expected to die from the disease.
Also, Black women in the U.S. are about 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women.
How can we reverse those numbers and trends?
Guests:
- Mayor Trish Pfeiffer, Bartow
- Ashley Lloyd, Director, Breast Cancer Foundation of Central Florida
- Dr. Hatem Soliman, Medical & Breast Oncologist, Moffitt Cancer Center