tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318756985870843725.post2561166092878773113..comments2024-03-21T03:36:00.644-04:00Comments on Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog: Cancer mythsCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14607559482363983911noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318756985870843725.post-83993009014265060692012-04-29T13:23:53.160-04:002012-04-29T13:23:53.160-04:00The one in eight figure is not a 'myth.' ...The one in eight figure is not a 'myth.' That is the chance that a woman in the US will be diagnosed with an invasive breast cancer at some point in her life. What you have to remember is it refers to lifetime risk, not the risk that a woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer at a given point in her life.<br /><br />This is a good discussion of this topic:<br /><br />http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/detection/probability-breast-cancerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com