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Cells in the breast divide and grow without their normal control.
Abnormal cells grow inside the milk ducts, but have not spread to nearby tissue.
Cancer cells spread to nearby tissue.
Invasive breast cancer that spreads to other parts of the body.
Small clumps of immune cells that act as filers for the lymphatic system.
Auxiliary lymph nodes in the underarm are the first place that breast cancer spreads.
Invasive breast cancer invading normal surrounding breast tissue
Stage 1A
Invasive breast cancer
Stage 1B
Invasive breast cancer
or
Stage 2A
Invasive breast cancer
or
or
Stage 2B
Invasive breast cancer
or
or
Stage 3A
Invasive breast cancer
or
or
Stage 3B
Invasive breast cancer
Stage 3C
Invasive breast cancer
Invasive breast cancer at first diagnosis or a recurrence of a previous breast cancer
Breast cancer cells that are negative for estrogen receptors (ER-), progesterone receptors (PR-), and HER2 (HER2-).
For TNBC, the growth of the cancer is not supported by the hormones estrogen and progesterone,
nor by the presence of too many HER2 receptors.
For breast cancer, a person is considered to be a survivor from the time of diagnosis until the end of life.
Higher death rates among African American/Black women may be due to:
The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
The year 2014 is the most recent year for which numbers have been reported.
The breast cancer incidence rate is grouped by race and ethnicity.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2014,
White women had the highest rate of getting breast cancer,
followed by Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI), and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women.
Graph Data *Rates are the number of cases per 100,000 persons and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population (19 age groups – Census P25–1130). ¶ Data are compiled from cancer registries that meet the data quality criteria for all invasive cancer sites combined for all years, 1999–2014 (covering approximately 97% of the U.S. population). §Invasive cancer excludes basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin except when these occur on the skin of the genital organs, and in situ cancers except urinary bladder.
The number of women who die from breast cancer each year.
The year 2014 is the most recent year for which numbers have been reported.
The breast cancer incidence rate is grouped by race and ethnicity.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2014,
Black women were more likely to die of breast cancer than any other group,
followed by White, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native women.
Graph Data *Rates are the number of deaths per 100,000 persons and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population (19 age groups – Census P25–1130). †Race categories are not mutually exclusive from Hispanic origin. Rates are not presented for persons of unknown or other race. §Data are from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).
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