WHAT IS THE INCIDENCE OF BREAST CANCER?

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. It is second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths. A woman's lifetime risk of developing breast cancer is approximately 1 in 7 to 1 in 8, meaning 12 to 14 out of every 100 women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives.