Every year 212,920 women and 1,815 men are diagnosed with breast cancer, and an estimated 50,000 women will die from breast cancer disease this year. Due to the rapid increase in patients being diagnosed, it is important to participate in self-examinations and mammograms. The key to saving lives is early detection.
NBC 5 invites you to visit these websites to learn more about breast health and to help in the fight to find a cure to this debilitating and often deadly disease.
Breast Cancer Alliance of North Texas
www.bcadallas.com
Baylor Health Care System www.baylorhealth.com/SpecialtiesServices/WomensHealth/Pages/breastcare.aspx
JPS Center for Cancer Care
www.jpshealthnet.org/for-patients/medical-specialties/cancer.aspx
Parkland Hospital
http://www.parklandhospital.com
Doris Kupferle Breast Center - Harris Methodist Southwest - Texas Heath Resources
http://www.texashealth.org/1949.cfm
National Breast Cancer Foundation
www.nationalbreastcancer.org
Health Connection
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Breast Cancer Knowledge
www.breastcancer.org
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