At a Glance
- Estimated New Cases in 2014 232,670
- % of All New Cancer Cases14.0%
- Estimated Deaths in 2014 40,000
- % of All
Cancer Deaths 6.8%
Percent Surviving
5 Years
89.2% 2004-2010
Number of New Cases and Deaths per 100,000: The number of new cases of breast cancer was 124.6 per 100,000 women per year. The number of deaths was 22.2 per 100,000 women per year. These rates are age-adjusted and based on 2007-2011 cases and deaths.
Lifetime Risk of Developing Cancer: Approximately 12.3 percent of women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point during their lifetime, based on 2009-2011 data.
Prevalence of this cancer: In 2011, there were an estimated 2,899,726 women living with breast cancer in the United States.
How Many People Survive 5 Years Or More after Being Diagnosed with Breast Cancer?
Relative survival statistics compare the survival of patients diagnosed with cancer with the survival of people in the general population who are the same age, race, and sex and who have not been diagnosed with cancer. Because survival statistics are based on large groups of people, they cannot be used to predict exactly what will happen to an individual patient. No two patients are entirely alike, and treatment and responses to treatment can vary greatly.
Percent Surviving
5 Years
89.2%Additional Information
Survival by Stage
Cancer stage at diagnosis, which refers to extent of a cancer in the body, determines treatment options and has a strong influence on the length of survival. In general, if the cancer is found only in the part of the body where it started it is localized (sometimes referred to as stage 1). If it has spread to a different part of the body, the stage is regional or distant. The earlier breast cancer is caught, the better chance a person has of surviving five years after being diagnosed. For breast cancer, 60.8% are diagnosed at the local stage. The 5-year survival for localized breast cancer is 98.5%.
Percent of Cases & 5-Year Relative Survival by Stage at Diagnosis: Breast CancerPercent of Cases by Stage- Localized (61%)
Confined to Primary Site - Regional (32%)
Spread to Regional Lymph Nodes - Distant (5%)
Cancer Has Metastasized - Unknown (2%)
Unstaged