Why you need a routine mammogram

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American women behind lung cancer. The risk for women of getting it in their lifetime is about 1 in 8, though the risk of dying from it is 1 in 28, says the University of Pennsylvania's Oncolink resource. Men can get it, too but the risk is much lower.

Marcia Frellick

October 1, 2009