Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis on Rise in U.S.

Study finds late-stage breast cancer increasing, especially among Black women
Black women experience advanced diagnoses 55% more often than white women and are more likely to die from the disease, the study found.
More Women Are Being Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Later Stages
This increase in late-stage breast cancer affects women at all ages and ethnicities, according to results published Dec. 10 in the journal Radiology. “Women with this diagnosis have a much lower survival rate and are much harder to treat,
Late-stage breast cancer diagnoses increase dramatically in U.S.
The number of U.S. women with breast cancer that has spread elsewhere in the body by the time of diagnosis increased dramatically among all ages and ethnicities between 2004 and 2021, a new study shows.
Late-stage breast cancer is rising, especially among Black women: Study
Black women experience advanced diagnoses 55% more often than white women and are more likely to die from the disease, the study found.
‘Alarming’ rise of late-stage breast cancer is even worse in women under 40, new study finds
The rates of life-threatening breast cancer are spiking among women of all ages, with a significant increase in those under 40. A new study found that cases of metastatic breast cancer — in which breast cancer cells have spread from the local area of the breast to another site of the body — increased by 3% from 2004 to 2021 among patients aged 20 to 39.
Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis on the Rise in the U.S.
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