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Breast Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Patient Version   Health Professional Version   Last Modified: 08/26/2008
Table 4. Mortality Risk According to Age: Breast Cancer and All Causesa

For Women Aged:  Chance of Dying of Breast Cancer in the Next 10 Years   Chance of Dying From Any Cause in the Next 10 Years 
aAdapted from Woloshin & Schwartz, 1999.[6]
40–44 0.3% (1 in 333) 2.1% (1 in 48)
45–49 0.4% (1 in 250) 3.3% (1 in 30)
50–54 0.6% (1 in 167) 5.1% (1 in 20)
55–59 0.7% (1 in 143) 8.1% (1 in 12)
60–64 0.8% (1 in 125) 12.0% (1 in 8)
65–69 1.0% (1 in 100) 18.0% (1 in 6)
70–74 1.1% (1 in 91) 27.0% (1 in 4)
75–79 1.2% (1 in 83) 41.0% (1 in 2)
80–84 1.2% (1 in 83) 67.0% (2 in 3)
85+ 1.1% (1 in 91) 79.0% (4 in 5)

References

  1. Woloshin S, Schwartz LM: How can we help people make sense of medical data? Eff Clin Pract 2 (4): 176-83, 1999 Jul-Aug.  [PUBMED Abstract]


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