In the United States in 2007,* 202,964 women were diagnosed with breast cancer, and 40,598 women died from the disease.† Except for skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. CDC supports breast cancer surveillance and research, and provides free or low-cost mammograms to underserved women.
*Latest year for which statistics are available. †Source: USCS.
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Breast Cancer StatisticsAside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in American women of all races and ethnicities.
Basic InformationMany conditions can cause lumps in the breast, including cancer. But most breast lumps are caused by other medical conditions.
Breast Cancer ScreeningScreening means checking for cancer before symptoms appear. Mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer.
CDC’s Breast Cancer Research
- Cancer screening—United States, 2010
- Health insurance and other factors associated with mammography surveillance among breast cancer survivors
- Influence of race, insurance, socioeconomic status, and hospital type on receipt of guideline-concordant adjuvant systemic therapy for locoregional breast cancers
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