Epidemiology Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women and the second most common (after lung cancer) cause of death in this group. However, to some extent, it concerns men as well.Different countries in the world have varying incidence of breast cancer.

Breast cancer has become a more common disease among women in modern times. Once known as an older women?s disease, women in their 20?s are now experiencing more cases of it. Statistics reveal that the average breast cancer risk is 14%.

If the world were perfect, breast cancer would give us some prior warning that it was emerging. We would see a red flag or hear an alarm bell. Unfortunately, the real world is not so thoughtful.

Women who have BRCA breast cancer genetic mutations are just as likely to survive as other women who get breast cancer, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.