For women in the United States, what is the lifetime risk of breast cancer?
1 Answer
May 9, 2018
The lifetime risk is about 12.5 %.
Explanation:
A report from the National Cancer Institute estimates that 12.5 % (1 in 8) US women will develop breast cancer over their lifetime.
The absolute risk depends on your age.
The younger you are, the longer your expected lifetime, and the higher the accumulated risk.
If you live to age 95, you have only a 1.1 % chance of dying from cancer in your lifetime.
