To know whether or not breast cancer rates are changing over time, you have to compare rates, rather than the number of new cases.įor example, let’s compare the number of new cases of breast cancer in U.S.
Incidence rates and the number of new cases
Source: 1975-2018 SEER data, 2021 Breast cancer rates in men over time Learn more about race/ethnicity and breast cancer risk. Learn more about the disparity in breast cancer mortality between Black and white women. However, breast cancer mortality is about 39 percent higher for Black women than white women. Race/ethnicity and breast cancer mortality rates over timeįrom 2014-2018 (most recent data available), mortality (death) from breast cancer declined for both white women (by one percent per year) and Black women (by 1½ percent per year). įrom 2014-2018 (most recent data available), the incidence of breast cancer in white women and Black women increased slightly (less than one percent per year). The overall incidence of breast cancer is higher among white/non-Hispanic white women than among Black/non-Hispanic Black women. Race/ethnicity and breast cancer incidence rates over time From 2012-2016, rates of DCIS declined by about 2 percent per year. This was likely due to the increased use of mammography screening during this time period .Īmong women 50 and older, rates of DCIS increased from 7 cases per 100,000 women in 1980 to 83 cases per 100,000 women in 2008. During this time, diagnoses of early stage breast cancer, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), increased greatly. Mammography screening became widely available in the U.S. Mammography and rates of early detection over time Different breast cancer mortality trends may have been seen in some groups of women. īreast cancer mortality in women decreased by about one percent per year from 2014-2018. Since 1989, about 403,200 breast cancer deaths in U.S. įrom 1989-2018 (most recent data available), breast cancer mortality decreased by 41 percent due to improved breast cancer treatment and early detection. increased slowly from 1975 through the 1980s. Breast cancer mortality over timeīreast cancer mortality (death) rates in the U.S. Trends in incidence may be different among some groups of women. This may be due, in part, to an increase in body weight and a decline in the number of births among women in the U.S. įrom 2012-2016, overall breast cancer incidence increased slightly (by less than one percent per year). However, studies show the decline in breast cancer incidence during this time was not likely due to the decline in screening rates. Mammography screening rates also fell somewhat in the early 2000s. This decline appears to be related to the drop in the use of menopausal hormone therapy after it was shown to increase the risk of breast cancer. īreast cancer incidence declined between 19. In the 1980s and 1990s, breast cancer incidence rose, largely due to increased mammography screening.
Learn about treatment for male breast cancer. įrom 2002-2018 (most recent data available), breast cancer mortality in men declined slightly, by less than one percent per year. Breast cancer rates in men over timeįrom 2000-2018 (most recent data available), breast cancer incidence in men remained stable. Learn more about metastatic breast cancer. In the U.S., 9 percent of men have metastases when they are first diagnosed with breast cancer. This is called de novo metastatic breast cancer. Some people have metastatic breast cancer when they are first diagnosed. Most often, metastatic breast cancer arises months or years after a person has completed treatment for early or locally advanced breast cancer. The median age at diagnosis for Black men is 64, compared to 69 for white men. The median age of breast cancer diagnosis for men varies by race and ethnicity.įor example, Black men tend to be diagnosed at a younger age than white men. The median age of breast cancer diagnosis for men is older than for women (overall, the median age at diagnosis for women is 63).
The median is the middle value of a group of numbers, so about half of men are diagnosed before age 68 and about half are diagnosed after age 68. Overall, the median age of breast cancer diagnosis for men in the U.S. įor example, in 2018 (most recent data available) :īlack men also have higher breast cancer mortality than white and Hispanic men. varies by race and ethnicity.īlack men have the highest breast cancer incidence overall. Rates of breast cancer incidence (new cases) and mortality (death) are much lower among men than among women. 2,650 new cases of invasive breast cancer (This includes new cases of primary breast cancers, but not breast cancer recurrences.).In 2021, it’s estimated among men in the U.S.