Understanding Breast Cancer: Key Insights

• Breast cancer caused an estimated 670,000 deaths globally in 2022.1 It is the leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide accounting for ^{1 in 6} cancer deaths.²
• Of over 1,2 million new cancers diagnosed in women in 2022, 29.4% were detected in early and advanced stages.²
• Half of all breast cancers occur in women with no specific risk factors other than sex and age, while 0.5–1% of cases occur in men.¹
• In the European Union (EU), 374,800 women were diagnosed with breast cancer, resulting in 95,800 deaths in 2022.²

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References

• World Health Organization. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/breast-cancer . Accessed September 2025.
• Transforming Breast Cancer Together. Available at: https://tbct.eu/tbct-publishes-seven-infographics-on-breast-cancer-inequalities-in-the-european-union/ . Accessed September 2025.
• The European Breast Cancer Coalition. Available at: https://www.europadonna.org/breast-cancer/#ref . Accessed September 2025.
• IQVIA. EFPIA Patients W.A.I.T. Indicator 2024 Survey. Available at: https://www.efpia.eu/media/oeganukm/efpia-patients-wait-indicator-2024-final-110425.pdf . Accessed September 2025.
• Fortrea Oncologists. Breast Cancer Peer-Reviewed Articles. Available at: https://www.fortrea.com/sites/default/files/2025-07/breast-cancer-peer-reviewed-articles-fortrea-oncologists.pdf . Accessed October 2025.