Breast cancer is the most common female cancer and second leading cause of death in women in the United States. A woman’s risk of breast cancer in the U.S. is about 12%, or 1 in every 8 women.

Cancer is a powerful and often frightening word for patients, family members, and loved ones.  Cancer is a broad term. Cancer cells are not normal, and they grow in an unusual way. Each cancer type is very different.

Your lungs are the organs that allow you to breathe in air, deliver oxygen to your body, and remove carbon dioxide waste produced in your body. Lung cancer happens when the cells of the lungs start to divide rapidly and out of control.