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The median age at the time of breast cancer diagnosis is 62. This means half of the women who developed breast cancer are 62 years of age or younger when they are diagnosed. A very small number of women diagnosed with breast cancer are younger than 45.
The average age of U.S. women diagnosed with breast cancer is 62 years old. 1 Half of U.S. women who develop breast cancer are 62 years of age or younger when they are diagnosed. 1 About 9% of all new breast cancer cases in the U.S. are diagnosed in women younger than 45 years old. 5
From 2017 to 2021 (most recent data available), the median age of diagnosis of breast cancer for women in the U.S. was 63 . The median is the middle value of a group of numbers, so about half of women with breast cancer are diagnosed before age 63 and about half are diagnosed after age 63.
In the United States, 1 in 196 women under age 40 receive a diagnosis of breast cancer. More than 12,000 women younger than 40 were estimated to get a diagnosis of breast cancer in...
Using statistical models for analysis, age-adjusted rates for new female breast cancer cases have been rising on average 1.0% each year over 2012–2021. Age-adjusted death rates have been falling on average 1.2% each year over 2013–2022. 5-year relative survival trends are shown below.
The Breast Cancer Stat Bite provides an overview of incidence, deaths, stage distribution, and 5-year relative survival. The Data Visualizations tool makes it easy for anyone to explore and use the latest official federal government cancer data from United States Cancer Statistics. It includes the latest cancer data covering the US population.
In the US in 2022, an estimated 287,850 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among women and 43,250 women will die from the disease (Table 1). In addition, an estimated 51,400 cases of DCIS will be diagnosed among women.
Table 2 provides 10-year probabilities of invasive breast cancer diagnosis or death for women of different ages. By 10-year age groups, the probability of a breast cancer diagnosis is highest for women in their 70s (4.1%), while breast cancer death is most likely among women in their 80s (1.0%).
What is the average American woman’s risk of developing breast cancer during her lifetime? What is the average American woman’s risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer at different ages? How has the risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer changed in recent years?
From 2017 to 2021 (most recent data available), the overall median age of breast cancer diagnosis for men in the U.S. was 69 . The median is the middle value of a group of numbers, so about half of men are diagnosed before age 69 and about half are diagnosed after age 69.