breast cancer awareness

How common is breast cancer?

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, except for skin cancers. It accounts for about 30% (or 1 in 3) of all new female cancers each year.
The American Cancer Society's estimates for breast cancer in the United States for 2024 are:

- About 310,720 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women.
- About 56,500 new cases of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) will be diagnosed.
- About 42,250 women will die from breast cancer.

Breast cancer mainly occurs in middle-aged and older women. The median age at the time of breast cancer diagnosis is 62. This means half of the women who developed breast cancer are 62 years of age or younger when they are diagnosed. A very small number of women diagnosed with breast cancer are younger than 45.

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More Than Pink Walk

In 1980, Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan, that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became the Susan G. Komen® organization and the beginning of a global movement. What began with $200 and a shoebox full of potential donor names has grown into the world’s largest nonprofit source of funding for the fight against breast cancer. To date, we’ve invested nearly $3.6 billion in groundbreaking research, community health outreach, advocacy and programs in more than 60 countries.

Every participant at the Komen MORE THAN PINK Walk has a story to tell about why they are part of our event. On event day, our group is made up of people impacted by breast cancer, including survivors and those currently in treatment. We walk next to those living with metastatic breast cancer and share laughter and tears with caregivers and co-survivors. Most importantly, we rally around those who have lost loved ones and listen as they share the stories of those we have lost, but who are never forgotten.

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Team Cristy

This year marks 27 years since breast cancer forever changed my family's life—most significantly, my sister Cristy's. A little over a year after her diagnosis, she lost her courageous battle with the disease. Since then, our family’s journey has been dedicated to finding a cure. Through education, we’ve learned that early detection truly saves lives—my sisters, Claudia and Cynthia, are living proof of this. Along this path, we’ve stood by and supported many friends and loved ones in their battles against breast cancer. Some have survived, while others, heartbreakingly, have not. Friends, family, and co-workers have joined our fight over the years, walking with Team Cristy, each with their own deeply personal reasons for doing so. In the U.S., breast cancer claims a life every 12 minutes.

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In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing some of their powerful stories here. Please consider joining Team Cristy for the Susan G. Komen MORE THAN PINK Walk on Sunday, November 3, and help us in the fight against breast cancer. Together, we can make a difference.