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Pap tests can find cer- vical cancer at an early stage when. it is most curable or even prevent . the Pap test detects not only cancer. but also .
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Breast Cancer • Except for skin cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women. • It is second to lung cancer as theleading cause of cancer-relateddeaths among women. • In 2004, an estimated 215,990 newcases of invasive breast cancer willbe diagnosed among women. • In 2004, an estimated 40,580women will die of this disease. • Seventy-five percent of all diagnosedcases of breast cancer are amongwomen aged 50 years or older.
Cervical Cancer • The incidence of invasive cervical cancer has decreased significantlyover the last 40 years, in large partbecause of screening for, and treat-ment of, precancerous cervical lesions. • According to the CDC study, Cervical Cancer Mortality Among Foreign-BornWomen Living in the United States,1985–1996, death rates from cervicalcancer increased for foreign-bornwomen while continuing to decreasefor U.S.-born women from 1985through 1996. • In 2004, an estimated 10,520 newcases will be diagnosed. • In 2004, an estimated 3,900 womenwill die of this disease. • Routine screening for cervical cancercan prevent most occurrences of this disease.
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