Johns Hopkins Medicine reports that less than 1% of all breast cancer cases occur in men. Though it’s still important for men to recognize they’re not immune to the disease, women must also recognize that nearly all of the more than two million annual breast cancer diagnoses across the globe are found in women. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that most breast cancers are found in women who are 50 years old or older. A report from the National Cancer Institute indicates that a 30-yearold woman has a 1 in 204 chance (0.49%) of being diagnosed with breast cancer, while a 40-yearold has a 1 in 65 chance (1.55%) of being diagnosed. By the time women reach age 60, their risk is 1 in 28 (3.54%), while a 70-year-old has a 1 in 24 chance (4.09%) of being diagnosed. Though women of any age can get the disease, the risk clearly increases as women get older. The nonprofit organization Susan G. Komen, which helps to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer, notes that women who are overweight or obese after menopause have a 20 to 60 percent higher risk of developing breast cancer than women who are not overweight or obese.
