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Breast cancer deaths down, but cases up — especially in younger women
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A new American Cancer Society report highlights an alarming rise in breast cancer incidence, particularly among younger women and minorities, even as overall death rates continue to decline.
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — 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, according to a new American Cancer Society report.
Rates of breast cancer climbed 1% a year from 2012 to 2021, and even more sharply among women younger than 50 and among Asian American/Pacific Islander women of all ages, according to an American Cancer Society report.
Breast cancer death rates have dropped by 44% since 1989, but there are still racial disparities, a report from the American Cancer Society shows. The breast cancer mortality rates for Native Americans and Alaska Natives have stayed the same over the past 30 years.
Incidents of breast cancer have seen slight increases in women younger than 50 annually, with the steepest increases in Asian American and Pacific Islander women since 2000, research released Tuesday by the American Cancer Society showed.
The breast cancer death rate continues to decline among US women, a new American Cancer Society report finds, but diagnoses are becoming more common among younger women.
A new American Cancer Society report highlights an alarming rise in breast cancer incidence, particularly among younger women and minorities, even as overall death rates continue to decline.
