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THE PROBLEMS
 In 2000 an estimated: |
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182,800 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed. |
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41,200 deaths will be due to breast cancer. |
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12,800 cases of cervical cancer will be diagnosed. |
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4,600 women will die of cervical cancer. |
| Breast cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths in women. |
| All women are at risk for breast cancer regardless of age, race, ethnicity |
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or sexual orientation. |
| 28,000,000 Americans are affected by osteoporosis, 80% of them |
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women. |
IN DU PAGE COUNTY
120,659 (35.7%) women do not perform monthly breast self-exams
33, 917 (17.9%) women over 40 years have never had a mammogram
17,913 (5.3%) women have never had a pap test
15,915 (14.1%) adults have osteoporosis, 13,955 are women over 60 years of age
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WOMEN’S HEALTH ISSUES
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2000
DuPage
County |
1996
DuPage
County |
1999
Collar Counties |
1995
Collar Counties |
1999
State of Illinois |
1995
State of Illinois |
| EVER HAD A MAMMOGRAM: WOMEN 40 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER |
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82.1% |
81.3% |
82.3% |
84.4% |
86.25 |
81.2% |
| EVER HAD A PAP TEST |
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94.7 |
95.7 |
93.4 |
87.5 |
93.7 |
88.4 |
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