Andrew Huberman· PhD
An average American has a 12.5% chance of getting breast cancer. >> 12.5%. >> Average American >> for women specifically.
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
An average American has a 12.5% chance of getting breast cancer. >> 12.5%. >> Average American >> for women specifically.
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so the famous statistic is that American women have about a 1 in8 lifetime risk or 12% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer
American women have about a 1 in8 lifetime risk or 12% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer
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