Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2021

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Did you know the following Breast Cancer stats?

• 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime
• In 2021, an estimated 281,550 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the U.S. as well as 49,290 new cases of non-invasive (in situ) breast cancer.
• 63% of breast cancer cases are diagnosed at a localized stage (there is no sign that cancer has spread outside of the breast), for which the 5-year survival rate is 99%.
• This year, an estimated 43,600 women will die from breast cancer in the U.S.
• Although rare, men get breast cancer too. In 2021, an estimated 2,650 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in the U.S. and approximately 530 will die.
• Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women, except for skin cancers. It is estimated that in 2021, approximately 30% of all new women cancer diagnoses will be breast cancer.
• There are over 3.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States.
• On average, every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States.

This October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month, go to nationalbreastcancer.org to learn more about breast cancer. Don’t forget to schedule a mammogram for early detection (whether you are male or female). Remember…Early detection saves lives!