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Breast Cancer Facts and Statistics

Many changes occur in your breasts during your lifetime. It's important to understand which changes are normal and which are not. The first step is to learn about the structure and function of your breasts. This section of Understanding Breast Cancer provides basic information about breast cancer and other breast conditions in women and in men. It also includes statistics on breast cancer.

The Breast and Breast Cancer	Other Breast Conditions
Introduction Structure and function of the breasts What is cancer? What is breast cancer? Invasive cancer Non-invasive breast cancer (ductal carcinoma in situ, DCIS) What are the warning signs of breast cancer?	Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) Benign breast conditions (benign breast diseases) Hyperplasia Cysts Fibroadenomas Intraductal papillomas Sclerosing adenosis Radial scars Benign phyllodes tumor Diabetic mastopathy, (lymphocytic mastitis, sclerosing lymphocytic lobulitis)
Breast Cancer Statistics	Breast Cancer in Men
Breast cancer statistics Breast cancer in the U.S. Breast cancer in women Breast cancer in men Time trends of breast cancer in the U.S. Rates of breast cancer over time Mammography and rates of early detection over time Race/ethnicity and breast cancer rates over time Male breast cancer rates over time Geographic variation in breast cancer rates Worldwide variation Variation within the U.S. Race/ethnicity and breast cancer rates Migration to the U.S. and breast cancer rates African American women Ashkenazi Jewish women Asian American and Pacific Islander women Hispanic/Latina women American Indian and Alaskan Native women Lesbian, gay and bisexual women Transgender people Age and breast cancer Younger women Pregnant women Glossary References	Breast facts for men Male breast cancer in the U.S. Warning signs of male breast cancer Types of male breast cancer Benign breast conditions in men Gynecomastia Risk factors for male breast cancer Klinefelter’s syndrome Age BRCA2 gene mutations and family history of breast cancer Gynecomastia Other risk factors

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