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The Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2022-2024 report is an educational companion for Breast Cancer Statistics, 2022, a scientific paper published in the American Cancer Society flagship journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
This Facts & Figures report provides statistics about the occurrence of breast cancer as well as about its risk factors, prevention, early detection, and treatment.
For a short summary, see the news story: Higher Breast Cancer Death Rates for Black Women Persist
Suggested citation: American Cancer Society. Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2022-2024. Atlanta: American Cancer Society, Inc. 2022.
Please note that any reproduction or re-use of this publication or portions of it should credit the appropriate edition of the American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Facts & Figures publication. See the PDF contents page for more copyright info and permissions for use.
Genes that are vulnerable to cancer-causing variants or changes (mutations). In some cases, a cancer-predisposition gene is inherited or passed from generation to generation. Several dozen cancer-predisposition genes have been identified, and about 5 to 10% of all cancers result directly from those that are inherited from a parent. For example, BRCA1 and BRCA2 are inherited cancer predisposition genes, and mutations on them increase the risk for developing certain cancers, including breast, ovarian, and prostate.
