Breast cancer rates have been climbing steadily at 1% per year from 2012-2021, with even sharper increases for women under 50 and Asian American and Pacific Islander women, according to a recent report from the American Cancer Society. While overall breast cancer death rates have dropped 44% since 1989 thanks to better treatments and earlier detection, it remains the second deadliest cancer for women after lung cancer. The report also highlighted troubling and persistent racial and ethnic disparities: “The piece of the report that caught the headlines was the increasing incidence found for breast cancer in young women,” said Dr. … Continue reading Breast Cancer Rates Up 1% Yearly, with Sharpest Rises Among Women Under 50 and AAPI Women—Black Women 38% More Likely to Die Despite Lower Incidence