• Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer in women and the second most common cause of cancer death in women in the U.S.
• An estimated 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to occur among women in the United States during 2008.
• An estimated 40,480 women will die from breast cancer.
• It is estimated that 1,990 men will be diagnosed and 450 men will die of breast cancer during 2008.
• In addition to invasive breast cancer, 67,770 new cases of in situ breast cancer are expected to occur among women in 2008. Of these, approximately 85 percent will be ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

Source: American Cancer Society Cancer Facts & Figures 2008.

For additional information about breast cancer visit these websites:

American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
Breast Cancer.Org www.breastcancer.org
National Breast Cancer Foundation www.nationalbreastcancer.org
Susan G. Komen for the Cure www.komen.org
TurningPoint Women’s Healthcare www.myturningpoint.org
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization www.y-me.org