• CLIENT CONNECTION
  • Check Reports
  • Schedule Pick up/Track Specimens
  • Order Supplies
• AVERO
  • Company Info
  • Client Services
  • Patients
  • Physicians
• SERVICES
  • Breast Pathology
  • Gastrointestinal Pathology
  • Gynecologic Pathology
  • Molecular Pathology
  • Urologic Pathology
  • Test Menu
  • Research

Breast Pathology Statistics

The average woman has a 12.5 percent lifetime risk of developing invasive breast cancer. (US Statistics)

• The American Cancer Society estimates that over 200,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed this year.
• Over 40,000 women will die from breast cancer annually.
• Breast Cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for US women (after lung cancer).
• 2.3 million American women have been diagnosed and are living with breast cancer, and an estimated 1 million have it but haven’t been diagnosed yet.
• 5-year survival is 100% for localized breast cancer (Stage 0 or 1) but drops to only 20% once it has spread to other organs (Stage 4).
• 70% of women who develop breast cancer have no identifiable risk factors.

Breast cancer is the condition cited most often in failure to diagnose claims (Professional Liability and Risk Management – ACOG).