CDC - Breast Cancer Home Page

CDC - Breast Cancer Home Page

Breast Cancer

In the United States in 2008,* 210,203 women were diagnosed with breast cancer, and 40,589 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.

Features

Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women
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Statistics
Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common kind of cancer in American women.

Breast Cancer Disparities
Black women have the highest death rates of all racial and ethnic groups. The reasons for this difference result from many factors.
Screening
Screening means checking for cancer before symptoms appear. Mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer early.

CDC’s Breast Cancer Research

• Breast MRI use uncommon among U.S. women
• Racial disparities in breast cancer severity
• The African American Women and Mass Media Campaign

More Research

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