GET THE FACTS ABOUT BREAST HEALTH
Breast Cancer Facts
What Is Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer cells are breast cells that become abnormal over time by dividing uncontrollably. The majority of breast cancers begin in the ducts (85%). 10% percent begin in the lobules of breast tissue. It takes about 5-10 years for breast cancer cells to grow into large enough to form a tumor or mass you can feel.
Get the Facts
In 2017, an estimated 231, 840 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among women, as well as an estimated 63,410 additional cases of in situ breast cancer.
In 2017, approximately 40,610 women are expected to die from breast cancer. Only lung cancer accounts for more cancer deaths in women.
In 2017, about 2,470 cases of breast cancer are expected to occur among men, accounting for about 1% of all breast cancers. A man’s lifetime risk of breast cancer is 1 in 1,000.
Types Of Breast Cancer
Other Types Of Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Resources
- American Society of Breast Surgeons
- Am. Society of Plastics & Recon. Surgery
- American Cancer Society
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Centers Disease Control & Prev. (CDC)
- Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation
- East Georgia Cancer Coalition
- Know Your Breast Cancer
- Lynn Sage Cancer Research Center
- National Comp. Cancer Network (NCCN)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Society of Genetic Counselors
- SHARE: Self-Help for Women with Breast and Ovarian Cancer
- Susan G. Komen
- Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation
- Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation
- Young Survival Coalition
