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Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, and tends to be more aggressive when diagnosed in women Methods Confidential client intake records of female clients (n= 192,296) of Avon BHOP grantees continuously-funded from 2011-2015 were analyzed, along with breast cancer diagnosis data from a select number of clients (n=82) from January-March 2016. Results Approximately 7% of Avon BHOP clients from 2011-2015 were Women From January-March 2016, 10 breast cancer cases in women Discussion In 2015 the American Cancer Society estimated that 4.2% of breast cancer cases were diagnosed in women While Avon BHOP clients These findings suggest that Avon BHOP clients Citation Format: Gates-Ferris K, Bauer KM, Senter L. Breast health behaviors of women under 40 accessing the Avon breast health outreach program [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2016 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-07-10.