The incidence of breast cancer among women younger than 50 has gone up an average of 1.4% a year from 2012 to 2021, according to the report. And for Asian American/Pacific Islander women — who traditionally have had much lower rates of breast cancer than other groups — the incidence among this age group has jumped by 50% since 2000.

At only 34 years of age, Traci Delaney seemed to be an unlikely candidate for developing breast cancer. As she tells Roni Caryn Rabin of the New York Times, even her insurance declined to cover an imaging scan that her doctor ordered,

According to recent research, breast cancer diagnoses are increasing among women 20 to 40 years old. Dr. Liz O’Riordan, a retired breast surgeon, details the lifestyle behaviors she believes contribute to the uptick in younger women being diagnosed with breast cancer.

More young women are being diagnosed with breast cancer. Once thought to be an older woman's battle, the latest comprehensive report by the American Cancer Society is shedding light on a change. New statistics show a larger increase of 1.

Alarmingly, there has been a notable increase in breast cancer cases among women aged 50 and younger, highlighting a pressing public