TransMed: Handling of Pathology Specimen

ESSENTIAL DATA FOR BREAST CANCER
YEAR 1997
BREAST CANCER RATE	1 / 8 WOMEN (LIFETIME)
NUMBER OF BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSED PER YEAR - USA	182000
OVERALL DEATH RATE FROM BREAST CANCER	1 / 40 WOMEN WILL DIE OF BREAST CANCER BEFORE AGE 75
BREAST CANCER OCCURENCE	5 % BEFORE AGE 40 25% BEFORE AGE 50 70% AFTER AGE 50
MOST SIGNIFICANT RISK FACTOR	HISTORY OF PRE-MENOPAUSAL BREAST CANCER IN DIRECT CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER
ACCEPTED RISKS FACTORS	1. FAMILY HISTORY 2. MUTATED GENE (BRAC) 3. DELAYED CHILD BIRTH 4. NEVER HAVING BREAST FED 5. PESTICIDE EXPOSURE 6. ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT