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Global Breast Cancer Lifetime Risk Stands at 1 in 18, with Stark Disparities Between Rich and Poor Nations

A comprehensive new study has quantified for the first time the lifetime risk of developing and dying from breast cancer across 185 countries, revealing that 1 in 18 individuals worldwide will be diagnosed with the disease during their lifetime and 1 in 55 will die from it. The research, which used an advanced method that accounts for multiple primary cancers, competing causes of death, and varying life expectancies, found that lifetime risk ranges from less than 1% in some low-income countries to over 16% in wealthier nations. These stark disparities underscore how a woman's risk of breast cancer is profoundly shaped by where she lives and the resources available to her.

August 26, 2026


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