• Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in this country (other than skin cancer).
• Each year, about 1,300 men in this country learn they have breast cancer.
• Three of the risk factors related to breast cancer -- alcohol consumption, use of postmenopausal hormones, and obesity after menopause -- are modifiable behaviors. A woman’s best strategy, besides early detection through mammography, is to reduce her known risk factors whenever possible, by increasing physical activity, minimizing alcohol intake, and avoiding obesity.

• Black women with breast cancer are less likely than white women to survive five years: 72.0% vs. 87.0%. Just over half of this difference can be attributed to later stage at detection and tumors that are more aggressive and less responsive to treatment. The presence of additional illnesses and various socio-demographic factors also contribute to the observed differences in survival between blacks and whites.

According to Us Too Prostate Cancer Education & Support:  
    •  is present in more than 9 million men and afflicts one in six men in their lifetime
    •  is second only to lung cancer in annual cancer deaths of U.S. men
    •  is high risk for black men – they have incidence and mortality rates as much as 50% higher than other racial or ethnic groups
    •  strikes as many men (and causes almost as many deaths annually) as breast cancer does in women, but lacks the national awareness and research funding breast cancer currently receives
    •  is nearly 100 percent survivable if detected early

• More than half of all new cancers are skin cancers. One in 5 Americans will get skin cancer in the course of a lifetime.
• Melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, kills more young women than any other cancer.
• More than 90 percent of all skin cancers are caused by sun exposure, yet fewer than 33 percent of adults, adolescents, and children routinely use sun protection.
• While melanoma is uncommon in African-Americans, Latinos, and Asians, it is most deadly for these populations
• One in four persons who develop skin cancer is under the age of 40.

• Testicular cancer occurs most often in men between the ages of 15 and 39.
• Risk factors include having an undescended testicle, a previous testicular cancer, or having a brother or father who has had testicular cancer.
• Symptoms include a lump, swelling, or enlargement in the testicle; an ache in the lower abdomen, back, or groin; and pain or discomfort in a testicle or in the scrotum.