5-year survival rate based on stage of cancer
Stage Survival rate (5 years)
0 100 %
I 100 %
IIA 92 %
IIB 81%
IIIA 67 %
IIIB 54 %
IV 20 %
Overall survival rate
After 5 yrs 88 %
After 10 yrs 80 %
After 15 yrs 71 %
After 20 yrs 63 %
Source: Imaginis Women’s Health
Breast cancer by the numbers
American Cancer Society estimates for 2009:
- 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed
- 62,280 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer diagnosed
- 40,170 women will die from breast cancer
Did you know?
After increasing for more than two decades, female breast cancer incidence rates decreased by about 2 percent per year from 1999 to 2006.
- American Cancer Society
Did you know?
At this time, there are over 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. (This includes women still being treated and those who have completed treatment.)
- American Cancer Society
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Breast cancer: At a glance
Statistics reveal nature of disease
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ACS dominates local headlines in 2010
In 2010, Anderson schools faced the consolidation of several school buildings, a controversial union contract and the dismissal of 163 teachers. ACS' struggle to handle a growing budget deficit while losing its student population was among the top local stories of the year.
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2010's Top Stories: Republicans steal show in elections
The Republicans were the stars of this year’s elections with seven Democratic officeholders in the Madison County Government Center swept from power.
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2010's Top Stories: Double homicide strikes community
A double homicide struck the city in November, leaving residents wondering who would kill a mid-20s couple. Less than two weeks later, the answer was given in a form of teenagers.
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2010's Top Stories: Colts bring attention to Anderson
The return of the Indianapolis Colts to Anderson for training camp had a huge impact on Anderson with record-setting camp attendance records and an estimated economic impact of nearly $6.5 million.
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2010's Top Stories: Parks officials make cases against city
The new year of 2010 brought the firing of Anderson Parks and Recreation Superintendent Fred Reese Jr. in January. As the year came to an end, Reese won a judgment of more than $54,000 against the city.
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2010's Top Stories: Locals had swift response for Haiti
When an earthquake devastated Haiti in January, the response from Anderson and Madison County was swift.
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2010's Top Stories: Mixed bag for city's economic development
The year produced a mixed bag for economic development in Anderson.
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2010's Top Stories: Biddle was a quiet hero
Melvin “Bud” Biddle died at the age of 87. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge at Christmastime in 1944. It was the last major offensive for the Nazis and the Americans, especially with soldiers like Biddle, weren’t about to let the Germans gbain another foothold in western Europe.
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2010's Top Stories: 'Teen Mom' grabs national headlines
Local celebrity Amber Portwood, 20, became the subject of tabloid fodder in 2010 as she was charged with domestic battery and neglect following an MTV episode of “Teen Mom” in which Portwood was filmed kicking, punching and slapping then-fiance Gary Shirley.
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Parks and wrecks: The state of the city's green spaces
ANDERSON — Kayla Hinners enjoyed a fine late-summer day at Shadyside Park recently, and so did her 3-year-old son, Jonathan Moran, and 4-year-old cousin, Grace Hinners.
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