Key Points
Breast cancer incidence is increasing among younger women in the US, with notable disparities in mortality rates across different racial and ethnic groups...
Breast cancer cases among women under 50 in the US have been rising steadily, with an annual increase of 1.4% between 2012 and 2021..
This concerning trend is most pronounced among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women, where the increase reaches 2.5% to 2.7% per year...
Meanwhile, Black women continue to have a 38% higher breast cancer mortality rate compared to White women, despite a lower incidence rate...
Ensuring access to screening is vital for reducing mortality rates, with the ACS urging Congress to pass legislation to expand breast cancer screening programs for uninsured and underinsured women...
