I have been following the posts on breast cancer and am responding in
regard to statistics.  I have a 1992 Florida Vital Statistics and a 1997
Florida Vital Statistics.  In 1992 a total of 2638 residents died of
breast cancer.  The breakdown by age:
                age               #
               15-24              0
               25-44              208
               45-54              297
               55-64              484
               65+                1646
year 1997
               15-24              0
               25-34              34
               35-44              152
               45-54              370
               55-64              429
               65+                1657

The biggest rise in 5 years for the death rate of breast cancer in
Florida is the age group 45-54.  Frankly, I suspect the use of hormonal
birth control as a contributing factor.  When they first came out, they
had high doses of estrogen.  Hormonal birth control carries a risk of
breast cancer.  This age group would be the ones who would be effected
first.  But that's my guess.  One would probably need to check other
states and look at greater time span.   Valerie W. Mc clain, IBCLC

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