October is Breast Cancer Awareness month!
Our Colliers Houston office is honoring our very own Cindy Gise, Marsha Lilly and everyone who may currently be fighting the battle, survivors and those who have lost their battle by wearing PINK every Friday during the month of October 2021.
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- 1 out of 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
- In 2021 there was an estimated 281,550 new cases of Invasive breast cancer and 49,290 of Non-Invasive breast cancer.
- On average there is a new diagnosis every 2 minutes.
- It is the second most common cancer in American women – skin cancer is #1
- Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide
- There are 3.8 million breast cancer survivors in the US today.
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Sources
American Cancer Society
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
National Cancer Institute