Ninety percent of women who develop breast cancer have no family history of the disease. Florida has the third-highest rate of new breast cancer patients. An estimated 182,800 new cases of breast cancer among women in the U.S. will be diagnosed in the year 2000, with about 1400 new cases diagnosed in men. Death rates from cancer declined significantly from 1992 to 1996, with the largest decline in women under age 40. This decrease may be the result of earlier detection and improved treatment.
Breast cancer is currently the second leading cause of cancer death in women.
More than 96 percent of women whose breast cancer is found and treated early with no spreading beyond the breast, will survive. Stages of Breast Cancer Staging of breast cancer is based on the size of the tumor found in the breast, and whether the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Determining the stage of the disease will help your doctor plan an effective treatment for you. It is confined to a duct and has not spread to the breast tissue. The tumor is less than one inch across and cancer cells have not spread outside of the breast area.