Breast cancer death rates have stopped going down | Study finds breast cancer mortality rates have stopped declining in women older than age 74, and reconfirms that breast cancer mortality rates have stopped falling in women younger than age 40.

Breast cancer death rates have stopped going down

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women in the U.S., killing more than 42,000 last year

Breast cancer death rates have stopped going down | Study finds breast cancer mortality rates have stopped declining in women older than age 74, and reconfirms that breast cancer mortality rates have stopped falling in women younger than age 40.

Black women are more likely to die from breast cancer – so why is breast screening attendance still a problem?

Gorodenkoff/ShutterstockBreast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women globally. But, in part thanks to screening programmes, over 75% of those diagnosed with breast cancer in England now survive for ten years or more. However, due to a complex combination of racial disparities in the quality of healthcare patients receive, social factors such as poverty, and differences in tumour biology, Black women in the UK are more likely to die…

'Experts baffled': UK breast cancer deaths projected to surge by 42% - Daily Telegraph NZ

Breast cancer deaths in the UK are expected to rise sharply by 42% by 2050, with fatalities increasing from 12,122 in 2022 to 17,261, according to the latest projections from the World Health Organization (WHO). Researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) attribute this alarming increase to an “ageing population and lifestyle-related risk factors such as obesity and alcohol consumption”. However, other experts and res…

Has Breast Cancer Mortality Bottomed Out? - The Imaging Wire

The decades-long decline in breast cancer mortality has been lauded as a major public health success story. But a new study in Journal of Breast Imaging suggests that the long decline in breast cancer death rates may be coming to an end, at least for some women. Breast cancer mortality’s drop has been well-documented, with studies estimating the drop to range between 44% to 58% over the last three to four decades – saving at least 500k lives.  …

Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Stabilize, Halting Previous Decline

Breast cancer has long been recognized as a significant public health issue, especially in the United States, where it has consistently been the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. As we approach the year 2024, approximately 42,000 women are projected to lose their lives to this devastating disease. Recent findings published in the Journal of Breast Imaging by researchers Debra Monticciolo and R. Edward Hendrick present a …