Breast Cancer in Mississippi:

• About 400 women die each year from breast cancer in Mississippi.
• From 2016 to 2020, more than 11,000 female breast cancer cases were reported in the state.
• Mississippi has one of the highest beast cancer death rates in the nation.

In the U.S.

• Breast cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death among non-white women nationwide.
• Breast cancer is the 3rd leading cause of death among white women.
• 14.1% of the estimated U.S. cancer cases in 2012 will be due to breast cancer.
• From 2016-2020, more than 210,000 U.S. women dies of breast cancer.
• 1 in every 8 U.S. women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.
• 80% of all breast cancer cases are found in women over the age of 50.

Major breast cancer risk factors:

• Women over age 50
• Women whose mothers or sisters have had breast cancer
• Women who are childless or who start their families after they are 30
• Women who have had cancer in one breast
• Women who are overweight