The odds a female will ever be diagnosed with breast cancer

1 in 8.28

The odds a female will ever be diagnosed with breast cancer are 1 in 8.28 (US, 2004 – 2006).

SOURCE(S)

Horner MJ, Ries LAG, Krapcho M, Neyman N, Aminou R, Howlader N, Altekruse SF, Feuer EJ, Huang L, Mariotto A, Miller BA, Lewis DR, Eisner MP, Stinchcomb DG, Edwards BK (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2006, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2006/, based on November 2008 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, 2009.

CALCULATION(S) BY BOOK OF ODDS BASED ON

Population Estimates Program [Internet]. U.S. Census Bureau; Available from: http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php

1975 Population by Age, Gender, and Race [Internet]. U.S. Census Bureau; Available from: http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/pre-1980/PE-11-1975.pdf

1976 Population by Age, Gender, and Race [Internet]. U.S. Census Bureau; Available from: http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/pre-1980/PE-11-1976.pdf

1977 Population by Age, Gender, and Race [Internet]. U.S. Census Bureau; Available from: http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/pre-1980/PE-11-1977.pdf

1978 Population by Age, Gender, and Race [Internet]. U.S. Census Bureau; Available from: http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/pre-1980/PE-11-1978.pdf

Resident Population plus Armed Forces Overseas–Estimates by Age, Sex, and Race: July 1, 1979 [Internet]. U.S. Census Bureau; Available from: http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/pre-1980/PE-11-1979.pdf

Quarterly Population Estimates 1980-1989 [Internet]. U.S. Census Bureau; Available from: http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/1980s/80s_nat_detail.html

U.S. Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 1999 [Internet]. U.S. Census Bureau; Available from: http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/1990s/nat_sex_race_hispanic.html

DEFINITIONS

Breast cancer

Cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare.

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ROUNDING RULES

Odds more likely than 1 in 10, such as 1 in 3.42, are rounded to three significant digits. Odds less likely than 1 in 10, such as 1 in 420.4, are rounded to four significant digits. Trailing zeros after the decimal point are dropped for readability, even though they may still be significant.

Odds you’ll see: 1 in 4.26; 14.5; 143; 5,230; 433,200

Odds you won’t see: 1 in 2.412; 63.042; 425,242c

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