Breast Cancer Facts:     An estimated 212,920 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to occur among women in the United States during 2006.

An estimated 212,920 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to occur among women in the United States during 2006.

In addition to invasive breat cancer, 61,980 new cases of in situ breast cancer are expected to occur among women during 2006.

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) accounted for 85 percent of in situ breast cancers diagnosed from 1998-2002.

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women.

An estimated 40,970 women will die from breast cancer in 2006.

Breast cancer is second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths.

Breast cancer death rate has been dropping about 2 percent annually since 1990 to 2002 in all women combined, with larger decreases in younger (<50 years) women, a decline attributed to earlier detection through screening, increased awareness, and improved treatment.