Pioneer and Pioneer Employees raised over $3,150 dollars to donate to Susan G Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness. Employees will wear the Pink Shirt each Friday in the month of October to encourage others and raise awareness for the this issue that affects so many in our lives.   

Women

In 2023, it’s estimated among women in the U.S. there will be:

· 297,790 new cases of invasive breast cancer (This includes new cases of primary breast cancer, but not breast cancer recurrences.)

· 55,720 new cases of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a non-invasive breast cancer

· 43,170 breast cancer deaths

Men

In 2023, it’s estimated among men in the U.S. there will be:

· 2,800 new cases of invasive breast cancer (This includes new cases of primary breast cancers, but not breast cancer recurrences.)

· 530 breast cancer deaths

From 1989 to 2020 (most recent data available), the breast cancer mortality rate in U.S. women decreased by 42% due to improved breast cancer treatment and early detection [160]. Since 1989, about 460,000 breast cancer deaths in U.S. women have been avoided.

The breast cancer mortality rate in women decreased by about 1% per year from 2016 to 2020. Different breast cancer mortality rate trends may have been seen in some groups of women.

This information is directly from the Susan G Komen Foundation. https://www.komen.org/breast-cancer/facts-statistics/breast-cancer-statistics/ 

In October the Men and Women of Pioneer will wear pink!