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Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women outside of non-melanoma skin cancer. Breast cancer is the number one cause of cancer death in Hispanic women, the second most common cause in white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native women.
According to the American Cancer Society, in 2006
- 210,648 women were diagnosed with breast cancer
- 41,034 women died from breast cancer
The risk of getting breast cancer increases with age.
Percent of U.S. Women Who Develop Breast Cancer
Over 10-, 20-, and 30-Year Intervals
According to Their Current Age, 2001–2003† |
| Current Age |
10 years |
20 years |
30 years |
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| 30 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
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| 40 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
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| 50 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
1.9 |
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| 60 |
3.7 |
7.1 |
2.2 |
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| 70 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
N/A |
†Source: Data are from 17 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registries covering 25% of the U.S. population. Age-specific data are not available for women over 95 years old. DevCan database, National Cancer Institute.
The risk of dying from breast cancer increases with age. The table below shows the percentage of women (how many out of 100) who will die from breast cancer over different time periods. The time periods are based on the person's current age.
For example, go to current age 60. The table shows 0.7% of women who are now 60 years old will die from breast cancer during the next 10 years. That is, about 1 woman out of 100 women who are 60 years old today will die from breast cancer by the age of 70.
Percent of U.S. Women Who Die from Breast Cancer
Over 10-, 20-, and 30-Year Intervals
According to Their Current Age, 2001–2003† |
| Current Age |
10 years |
20 years |
30 years |
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| 30 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
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| 40 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
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| 50 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
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| 60 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
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| 70 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
N/A |
†Source: Data are from National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Age-specific data are not available for women over 95 years old. DevCan database, National Cancer Institute.
For more information go to http://www.cancer.org/docroot/LRN/LRN_0.asp?dt+5
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