October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
A D V O C A T E. S U P P O R T. S U R V I V E.
- This year, an estimated 43,600 women will die from breast cancer in the U.S.
- There are over 3.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States.
- Although rare, men get breast cancer too.
- In 2021, an estimated 2,650 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in the U.S. and approximately 530 will die.
- 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.
- On average, every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States.