Breast Cancer Facts for NM

  

 Approximately 1,100 women are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year in
New Mexico

 Over 220 women die from breast cancer each year in New Mexico

 Between 2000 and 2004, 39 New Mexico men were diagnosed with breast cancer

 There is a 98% survival rate among women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer

 There is 25% survival rate when breast cancer is detected in a later stage

 The most effective strategy for detecting early-stage breast cancer is a mammogram

 Hispanic and Native American women are most likely never to have a mammogram

 Women whose annual income is under $15,000 are 3X as likely to never have a mammogram

 Women with healthcare coverage are twice as likely to have mammograms

About the Central New Mexico Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure

The Central New Mexico Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure—along with those who generously support us with their talent, time and resources—is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in our community. We join more than 100,000 breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe as part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Central New Mexico Race for the Cure, we have invested over $1M in local breast health and breast cancer awareness projects in Sandoval, Santa Fe, Bernalillo, Los Alamos, Valencia and Torrance counties. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Komen Central New Mexico Affiliate stay in New Mexico. The remaining income goes to the national Susan G. Komen Award and Research Grant program for energizing science to find the cures. Join us by calling 505-265-4649 or visiting us online at www.komencnm.org.