Overview: Breast Cancer
How Many Women Get Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, other than skin cancer. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer.

It is estimated that 182,460 women will be diagnosed with cancer and 40,480 women will die of cancer of the breast in 2008
The following information is based on NCI’s SEER Cancer Statistics Review

The chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer some time during her life is about 1 in 8. The chance of dying from breast cancer is about 1 in 33. Breast cancer death rates are going down. This decline is probably the result of finding the cancer earlier and improved treatment.

Revised: 06/10/2008

Have you had a Mammogram?

Studies show that early detection of Breast Cancer can result in a 100% survival rate.

Stage	5-year Relative Survival Rate
0	100%
I	98%
IIA	88%
IIB	76%
IIIA	56%
IIIB	49%
IV	16%

Source: American Cancer Society