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An estimated 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2008. Approximately 40,480 women will die from breast cancer in 2008. Breast cancer is the most common site of cancer in women (besides skin cancer) and the second-leading cause of cancer death in women.

The five-year relative survival rate for localized breast cancer has increased from 72 percent in the 1940s to close to 100 percent for stage 0 and I breast cancers, and 92 percent for stage IIA. If the cancer is in stage IIB, the five-year survival rate is currently 81 percent, and it is 67 percent for stage IIIA, 54 percent for stage IIIB, and 20 percent for stage IV.

Survival after a diagnosis of breast cancer continues to decline beyond five years. Ten-year survival and beyond is also stage-dependent, with the best survival observed in women with early stage disease.

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