Breast cancer deaths in US continue to fall
Here’s what to know about rising rates of breast cancer in young women.
Breast cancer rates grew at 1.4 percent annually for women under 50 in the nine-year period covered, compared to roughly .7 percent for those over 50, according to Tuesday’s study, which was based on data from the National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Breast cancer deaths in the US continue to fall, but new report warns of rise in cases among women younger than 50
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,
Breast cancer cases continue to rise in young women, report says
Researchers also discovered an upward trend in breast cancer incidence with the steepest increase in women younger than 50 rising 1% each year between 2012 and 2021. In Asian American and Pacific Islander women of any age, the increase is up 2.7% a year in that same time frame.
Breast cancer risk rising among women under 50 though overall deaths drop, report finds
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.
Breast Cancer Continues to Rise Among Younger Women, Study Finds
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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
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U.S. Breast Cancer Deaths Keep Declining, Though Disparities Remain
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,
U.S. breast cancer deaths declining, but disparities among races remain
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