CAUSE: Global Wellness - Breast Cancer Facts
Global Wellness Facts: Did you know? . . . Well, there certainly is a lot to learn when diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Preview recent U.S. and Worldwide facts about diagnosis, treatment and solutions for women and men. Support and fight the cause.
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US & Global Wellness Breast Facts
Women and Men - In 2020, it's estimated among U.S. there will be:
About 1 in 8 U.S. women (about 12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. Every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer; every 13 minutes a woman in the U.S. will die of this disease. (READ JEANS STORY). In 2020, it's estimated that among U.S. women and men there will be:
General Facts: (.pdf here)
Rates of breast cancer incidence (new cases) and mortality (death) are much lower among men than among women. In 2016 (most recent data available):
Women - 276,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer; 42,170 breast cancer deaths
Men - 2,620 new cases of invasive breast cancer; 520 breast cancer deaths
Incidence (new cases): 1.2 per 100,000 129.8 per 100,000
Mortality (deaths): 0.3 per 100,000 20.0 per 100,000
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Differences: (.pdf here)
Infiltrating ductal carcinoma: Cancer that has spread beyond the cells lining ducts in the breast. Most men with breast cancer have this type of cancer.
Ductal carcinoma in situ: Abnormal cells that are found in the lining of a duct; also called intra-ductal carcinoma.
Inflammatory breast cancer: A type of cancer in which the breast looks red and swollen and feels warm.
Paget disease of the nipple: A tumor that has grown from ducts beneath the nipple onto the surface of the nipple.
Lobular carcinoma in situ: Abnormal cells found in one of the lobes or sections of the breast, which sometimes occurs in women, has not been seen in men.
More U.S. Women are Choosing Mastectomy Over Lumpectomy for Early Stage Breast Cancer. 35% vs 65% choose mastectomy over lumpectomy and that number has been increasing according to the U.S. National Institute of Health released a statement in 1990 saying that lumpectomy plus radiation was preferred over mastectomy to treat early-stage breast cancer. Still, some women who’ve been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in one breast choose to have that breast and the other healthy breast removed. Removing the other healthy breast is called contralateral prophylactic mastectomy.
The study published on Nov. 19, 2014 by JAMA Surgery “Nationwide Trends in Mastectomy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer." Researchers looked at medical records of more than 1.2 million women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in one breast and treated at centers across the U.S. from 1998 to 2011. The records are part of the National Cancer Data Base, a nationwide database created by the American Cancer Society and the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
Breast cancer incidence rates in the U.S. began decreasing in the year 2000, after increasing for the previous two decades. They dropped by 7% from 2002 to 2003 alone. One theory is that this decrease was partially due to the reduced use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) by women after the results of a large study called the Women’s Health Initiative were published in 2002. These results suggested a connection between HRT and increased breast cancer risk.
About 40,610 women in the U.S. are expected to die in 2017 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.
The Facts: Around the World:
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. It is the leading cause of cancer mortality (death) among women worldwide, with estimated more than 2 million cases of breast cancer occurred among women and men worldwide in 2018.
Every 60 seconds, somewhere in the world, someone dies from breast cancer.
At the current rate,13 million breast cancer deaths around the world will occur in the next 25 years.
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in 140 of 184 countries worldwide.
Globally, breast cancer now represents one in four of all cancers in women.
Since 2008, worldwide breast cancer incidence has increased by more than 20 percent.
It is estimated more than 600,000 breast cancer deaths among women and men worldwide occurred in 2018.
Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer mortality (lung cancer is first) among women in developed countries such as the U.S., England and Australia.
Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer mortality among women in developing countries such as Cambodia, Nepal and Rwanda.
Mortality has increased by 14 percent.
According to the World Cancer Research Fund International and Susan G. Komen National Research Foundation
Incidence (new cases) rates: Overall, new cases of breast cancer is about the same for black and white women. However, African-American women under age 45 have a higher incidence of breast cancer than white women. Hispanic/Latina women are more likely than white women to be diagnosed with late stage breast cancers. They also tend to have larger tumors than white women. Breast cancer incidence is lower among Asian/Pacific Islander women than for white and black women. New Asian-American immigrants also have lower rates of breast cancer than those who have lived in the U.S. for many years. Yet, for those born in the U.S., the risk is about the same as that of white women.
2020 Facts Source: U.S. Breast Cancer Statistics.org
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