5-year survival rate based on stage of cancer
Stage Survival rate (5 years)
0 100 %
I 100 %
IIA 92 %
IIB 81%
IIIA 67 %
IIIB 54 %
IV 20 %
Overall survival rate
After 5 yrs 88 %
After 10 yrs 80 %
After 15 yrs 71 %
After 20 yrs 63 %
Source: Imaginis Women’s Health
Breast cancer by the numbers
American Cancer Society estimates for 2009:
- 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed
- 62,280 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer diagnosed
- 40,170 women will die from breast cancer
Did you know?
After increasing for more than two decades, female breast cancer incidence rates decreased by about 2 percent per year from 1999 to 2006.
- American Cancer Society
Did you know?
At this time, there are over 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. (This includes women still being treated and those who have completed treatment.)
- American Cancer Society
