In 2022 in the United States, it’s estimated that 43,780 people, 43,250 women and 530 men, are going to die from breast cancer.
According to the CDC, about 9% of all new cases of breast cancer in the U.S. are found in women younger than 45. Breast cancer risk increases as women get older.
Racial disparities cause Black patients to have a 41% higher death rate when compared their white counterparts, often due to a delay in diagnosis.
About 170,000 people in the United States are living with metastatic breast cancer. Learn more about screening and early detection tests for breast cancer here.
This information is provided by Breastcancer.org.
If you are fighting breast cancer, know that you’re not alone. For those with metastatic breast cancer, METAvivor provides peer-to-peer support groups across the US here.
For Black patients with breast cancer, the African American Breast Cancer Alliance offers in-person and online support groups for people diagnosed with breast cancer and you can learn more on their website.
For those looking to share with their LGBT community about their experiences with breast cancer, the National LGBT Cancer Network offers peer online support meetings for LGBT people fighting cancer here.