Nonetheless, as would be expected with under-reporting, the Indiana breast cancer incidence rate of 102.6 is lower than the national rate of 112.4. Breast cancer incidence increases with age. Despite the slow, yet steady, decline in breast cancer, the ACS estimates overall one in every 10 women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and 1 in 8 by age 85. Although the breast cancer incidence rate between black and white women is statistically the same, significantly more black women die from breast cancer, often as a consequence of a late-stage diagnosis. Health care professionals are urged to encourage black women to schedule regular, routine mammograms and clinical breast exams so that any breast cancer can be detected early in its most treatable period.
Breast cancer continues to be a disease that disproportionately strikes older women.
This program reimburses medical providers for screening and diagnostic procedures necessary to diagnose breast and cervical cancer. To date, the Indiana BCCP has screened over 10,000 women and has identified over 75 cases of cancer.