Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer of men and women.
Quitting smoking reduces an individual's risk significantly, although former smokers remain at greater risk for lung cancer than people who never smoked.
Between 1960 and 1990, deaths from lung cancer among women increased by more than 400%.
More than 180,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
Breast cancer kills approximately 41,000 women in the United States each year.
The incidence of breast cancer has more than doubled in the past 30 years. In 1964, the lifetime risk was 1 in 20; today it is 1 in 8.
97% of women diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer this year will be effectively cured.
Approximately 25,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year (American Cancer Society).
Exercise may reduce your risk of ovarian cancer by 27%, according to a study in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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