The American Cancer Society has released its Breast Cancer Statistics, 2024.
According to a release, “breast cancer mortality rates overall have dropped by 44% since 1989, averting approximately 517,900 breast cancer deaths.”
The report shows health disparities still remain, especially for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women. “Also concerning is the continued upward trend in breast cancer incidence, rising by 1% annually during 2012-2021, with the steepest increase in women younger than 50 years (1.4% per year) and Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) women of any age (2.5%-2.7% per year).”
More key findings:
· “In 2024, an estimated 310,720 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women, and approximately 42,250 women are expected to die from the disease.
· While rare, this year, 2,790 men will also be diagnosed with breast cancer, and 530 men will die from the disease.
· AIAN women have 10% lower breast cancer incidence than White women, but 6% higher mortality.
· Only 51% of AIAN women 40 years or older had a mammogram in the past two years compared to 68% of White women.
· Breast cancer in women under 50 years has increased in AAPI women by 50% since 2000, surpassing the rate in young Hispanic, AIAN, and Black women to become the highest rate alongside White women (both 86 per 100,000).
· Black women continue to have a 38% higher breast cancer mortality rate than White women, despite a 5% lower incidence. Black women also have lower survival than White women for every breast cancer subtype and stage of diagnosis except localized disease, with which they are 10% less likely to be diagnosed (58% versus 68%).”
