1 in 8: The chance of developing invasive breast cancer at some time in a woman’s life.- 2: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, exceeded only by lung cancer.
- 89: The 5-year survival rate percentage of all women diagnosed.
- 98: The 5-year survival rate perecentage when cancer is confined to the breast.
- 1,920: Estimated number of new cases of breast cancer in 2009 that will be diagnosed in men.
- 40,170: Estimate of the number of women who will die from breat cancer in the United States in 2009.
- 192,370: Estimated number of new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed among women in the United States in 2009.
- 2.5 million: Number of breast cancer survivors living in the United States.
For more information: http://www.cancer.org/downloads/PRO/BreastCancer.pdf
Source: cancer.org