McDONOUGH — About 1 in 8 U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society.
Though breast cancer incidents have been declining, it is one of the most common cancers in American women and is estimated to cause the death of 1 in 36 women.
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