This Week in the Internets is preempted to bring you a few vital statistics* about breast cancer:
- One in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime
- Every three minutes a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer
- Estimated new cases and deaths from breast cancer in the United States in 2008:
New cases:
- 182,460 (female)
- 1,990 (male)
Deaths:
- 40,480 (female)
- 450 (male)
This year, I’m joining my company’s team in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.
Please support me in my goal to raise $500 for this event.
*Source: National Cancer Institute
