Breast Cancer Statistics
Statistics on breast cancer:
Consider the following statistics related to breast cancer:
- Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, excluding non-melanoma
skin cancer. Currently, approximately 3 million women in the US are
living with the disease, including 2 million who have already been diagnosed,
and another 1 million who do not yet know they have the disease.
- American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates for 2002 include 205,000 new
cases of invasive breast cancer being diagnosed in the US. In addition,
ductal carcinoma in situ will be responsible for 54,300 new cases this
year.
- In 2002, it is estimated that 1,500 men will be diagnosed with breast
cancer.
- Year 2002 estimates include 40,000 deaths occurring from breast cancer
in the US alone - this includes approximately 39,600 women and 400 men.
- Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women between
the ages of 20 and 59 in the US, and the leading cause of cancer death
among women worldwide.
- One out of eight women will develop breast cancer some time during
her life - this means one new diagnosis every 2 minutes. Every 13 minutes,
a woman will die of breast cancer, according to the National Breast
Cancer Coalition (NBCC).
- All women, regardless of family history, are at risk for breast cancer.
In fact, in 90 percent of cases, there is no family history of the disease.
- Regardless of age, African-American women have the highest breast
cancer mortality rates.
- According to the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology,
and End Results Program, SEER (1995 to 1997), if current rates stay
the same, a woman's chance of developing breast cancer is as follows:
- by age 30 - 1 out of 2,000 women
- by age 40 - 1 out of 233 women
- by age 50 - 1 out of 53 women
- by age 60 - 1 out of 22 women
- by age 70 - 1 out of 13 women
- by age 80 - 1 out of 9 women
- during her lifetime - 1 out of 8 women
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