On The Point, we talk about breast cancer, its' prevalence on the Cape, risk factors and prevention. According to the National Cancer Institute, after skin cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women. Approximately 1 in 8 American women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. A National Institutes of Health report notes that only 10 to 16 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer have a first-degree relative with a history of