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Breast cancer is a serious and often fatal disease. In the U. S. A woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes. In 2009, the most recent year for which numbers are available, 40, 170 women died from breast cancer. Fortunately, the U. S. Death rate from breast cancer has decreased by 30% since 1990. Early detection deserves much of the credit. For the most of women diagnosed with breast cancer, their 1st indication of the disease came through a routine mammogram. These scans allow doctors to discover tumors while they're very tiny and most responsive to treatment.