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Breast Health Information
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Key Statistics
Breast cancer is a disease that can affect both women and men; however, the disease
is about 100 times more common among women than men. The following is the estimated incidence and mortality rate of breast cancer for the year 2005:
During 2005
(in the United States) |
Among Women |
Among Men |
| New Cases of Invasive Breast Cancer Diagnosed |
211,240 |
1,690 |
| New Cases of Noninvasive Breast Cancer Diagnosed |
58,940 |
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| Deaths from Breast Cancer |
40,410 |
460 |
The remainder of the information you will read about here and in the following
sections refers to breast cancer in women. If you would like additional information
about Male Breast Cancer, please see our Breast Cancer Resources section for the web address
of several information sites.
Other Key Breast Cancer Statistics
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- Breast Cancer is the most common form of cancer among women
other than skin cancer
- Breast Cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women
after lung cancer
- A woman's chance of developing breast cancer increases significantly with age.
- A woman's chance of developing breast cancer sometime in her lifetime is approximately 1 in 7
- The chance that breast cancer will be responsible for a woman's death is about 1 in 33
If
detected in the earliest stages, the five-year survival rate
for breast cancer is 98%.
Today, there are over two million breast cancer survivors in the
United States.
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