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. 2014 Mar;39(3):213-4.

Breast cancer by the numbers

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Breast cancer by the numbers

No authors listed. P T. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

The American Cancer Society estimates that 40,000 women will die from breast cancer this year. But thanks to steady progress in the war on cancer, millions of U.S. women with a history of the disease are alive today. Key statistics on survival rates, therapies in use, and treatment costs are provided.

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FIGURE 1
Estimated new cases of invasive breast cancer in U.S. women by age in 2013 Source: American Cancer Society, Surveillance and Health Services Research, 2013. Based on 1995–2009 incidence rates from 49 states as reported by the North American Association for Central Cancer Registries.
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FIGURE 2
Estimated deaths from breast cancer among U.S. women by age in 2013 Source: American Cancer Society, Surveillance and Health Services Research, 2013. Based on data from U.S. Mortality Data, 1995–2009, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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FIGURE 3
Trends in invasive female breast cancer five-year relative survival by race, 1975–2009 Source: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, National Cancer Institute. Based on SEER 9 with patient follow-up through 2010.,
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FIGURE 4
Five-year relative survival rates (%) among women by stage at diagnosis and race, 2003–2009 Survival rates are based on patients diagnosed between 2003 and 2009 and followed through 2010. Sources: American Cancer Society, Surveillance and Health Services Research, 2013; Howlader et al.,
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FIGURE 5
Female breast cancer treatment patterns (%) by stage, U.S., 2008 BCS = breast conserving surgery; RT = radiation therapy; chemo = chemotherapy and may include targeted therapies Sources: National Cancer Database, 2008; American Cancer Society, Surveillance and Health Services Research, 20134
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FIGURE 6
Global market for top-selling breast cancer therapies in 2012 Source: GlobalData
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FIGURE 7
Marketed products count, by target Source: GlobalData
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