Despite a continuous decline in the rate of breast cancer deaths in the United States, the incidence of the disease has increased, especially among younger ages, and significant racial disparities remain,

Death rates are declining among U.S. women with breast cancer. But the disease is turning up more often in women under age 50.

The incidence of breast cancer among women younger than 50 has gone up an average of 1.4% a year from 2012 to 2021, according to the report. And for Asian American/Pacific Islander women — who traditionally have had much lower rates of breast cancer than other groups — the incidence among this age group has jumped by 50% since 2000.

New research from the American Cancer Society shows breast cancer deaths are down but cases among young women are up.

While women overall are less likely to die of breast cancer now, some alarming disparities remain, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) analysis warns.

Disparities also persist for Black women, who are 5 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than white women but are 38 percent more likely to die from the disease, according

While women overall are less likely to die of breast cancer now, some alarming disparities remain, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) analysis warns. Death rates for American Indian and Alaska Native women haven't changed for the past 30 years,

A new report from the American Cancer Society on Tuesday reveals, breast cancer mortality continues to decline.