The Hidden Truth About Breast Cancer Rates
Despite drops in breast cancer mortality, incidence is rising in some groups.
My life is devoted to helping individuals (and those who care about them) with cancer.
I am always on the lookout for good news in the oncology arena.
The American Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Statistics, 2024, the organization’s biennial update on breast cancer occurrence and trends in the United States.
Good News: Breast Cancer Mortality Dropping
Today, I have some good news.
And some bad.
It’s a cause for hope: breast cancer mortality rates have fallen by nearly half (44 percent) since 1989.
That’s a stunning number, a testament to the power of early detection and treatment advances in our fight against breast cancer.
In other words, improvements in breast cancer detection and management have averted 517,900 breast cancer deaths.