MEDICAL
BREAST
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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1 in 5
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2 in 10
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1 in 8
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1 in 3
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overall, the average risk of a woman in the United States developing breast cancer sometime in her life is about 13%. This means there is a 1 in 8 chance she will develop breast cancer.
Detailed explanation-2: -About 13% (about 1 in 8) of U.S. women are going to develop invasive breast cancer in the course of their life. In 2022, an estimated 287, 850 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S., along with 51, 400 new cases of non-invasive (in situ) breast cancer.
Detailed explanation-3: -Based on current incidence rates, 12.9% of women born in the United States today will develop breast cancer at some time during their lives (1).
Detailed explanation-4: -Men have a one in two chance of being diagnosed with cancer during their lifetimes; for women, the chance is one in three, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI).