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Black and American Indian/Alaska Native women are about three times as likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause, compared with white women.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention99%
If breast cancer is confined to the breast, the 5-year survival rate is 99%.
Source: National Cancer Institute
More than 1 in 5 middle school and high school students reported being bullied at school in the last year.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics20.4%
In 2016, 20.4% of U.S. adults reported having chronic pain.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2–14
Did you know? COVID-19 symptoms can appear anywhere from 2–14 days after exposure.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Each year in the U.S., the seasonal flu hospitalizes 200,000 people and kills more than 36,000.
Source: National Institutes of Health
Palliative care is not the same as hospice care. Palliative care can be given at any point during a serious illness, while hospice care happens near the end of life.
Source: National Institute of Nursing Research1 in 8
1 in 8 women in the U.S. will get breast cancer during her life.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention13%
From 1990 to 2017, the breast cancer death rate fell 13% in the U.S.
Source: National Cancer Institute