What is the incidence of breast cancer in young women?
Despite the prevailing opinion that young women don’t get breast cancer, the reality is that they can and do. In fact, one in every 227 women between the ages of 30 and 40 will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the next 10 years. Following are some other startling facts about breast cancer in young women: • Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women ages 15 to 54. • Approximately 11,500 women age 40 and under will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, and more than 1,400 will die. • There are more than 250,000 women in the United States under age 40 currently living with breast cancer. • Young women’s cancers are generally more aggressive and lead to lower survival rates.
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