Breast Cancer Action Kingston is committed to:

• battling against the rising incidence of Breast Cancer.
• research and advocacy directed towards prevention, early diagnosis and treatment.
• educating women, the public and physicians about the importance of breast self-examination and the benefit of early detection.
• raising awareness of the scope of this disease by wearing our Breast Cancer Symbol, a teardrop shaped rose-pink and black ribbon.
• support for patients, survivors and their families as they cope emotionally and physically with Breast Cancer.
• triumph over this disease.

Breast Cancer Facts

Did you know that ...

• An estimated 22,200 Canadian women will develop breast cancer in 2006 and 5,300 will die from it.
• Breast cancer accounts for 29.7% of all cancer occurring in females in Canada, the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Canadian women.
• During their lifetime, one in nine Canadian women will develop breast cancer, and one in twenty-seven will die from this disease.
• Breast cancer occurs in men but is very rare. An estimated 160 Canadian men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, and 45 will die from it.