2019 Paint the Paper Pink

2019 Paint the Paper Pink Lincoln Daily News October 2019 Page 43 and 2,670 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer. An estimated 41,760 women and 500 men will die from it. Breast cancer risk generally increases with age. About 8 of every 10 new breast cancer cases and 9 of every 10 deaths are in women 50 years old and older. On January 1, 2019, more than 3.8 million women were living in the US with a history of breast cancer. Some of them were cancer-free, while others still had evidence of cancer and may have been undergoing treatment. Race and ethnic factors White and black women have higher breast cancer incidence and death rates than women of other racial and ethnic groups. Asian and Pacific Islander women have the lowest incidence and death rates. White women get breast cancer at a slightly higher rate than black women. But black women are more likely to get breast cancer before they are 40, and are more likely to die from it at any age. They also have higher rates of triple negative breast cancer, an aggressive kind of breast cancer with lower survival rates. The breast cancer death rate during 2013 through 2017 was 40% higher in black women than in white women. Breast cancer death rates are higher in black women than white women in every state – as much as 60% higher in some states. The highest rates among black women are found in some of the South Central and Mid- Atlantic states, and California. The study authors suggest the disparities are likely due to differences in risk factors and access to Continued n