(Fort Harrison) — The Montana VA Health Care System (Montana VA) encourages Veterans to be proactive with breast health during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women after skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in women.
Statistically, one in eight Montana women will develop breast cancer. In Montana, with a population of 1.1 million people, this represents around 62,500 Montana women. Both men and women can develop breast cancer. One in 100 men can develop breast cancer, or about 5,500 Montana men.
