Breast Cancer Statistics in Woman!

• About 1 in 8 U.S. women (about 12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.
• In 2019, an estimated 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S.
• About 41,760 women in the U.S. are expected to die in 2019 from breast cancer, though death rates have been decreasing since 1989. Women under 50 have experienced larger decreases. These decreases are thought to be the result of treatment advances, earlier detection through screening, and increased awareness.
• For women in the U.S., breast cancer death rates are higher than those for any other cancer, besides lung cancer.

Breast cancer in women is much more common. Over the years death rates have been decreasing because women have been screening, with mammograms and self-exams. Also, there has been so much awareness with breast cancer people are more aware on what to look for. There are some women who are at higher risk, which was discussed in another post that I wrote about. 

source: https://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/statistics