• Breast cancer incidence in women in the United States is 1 in 8 (about 13%).
• From 2001 to 2004, breast cancer incidence rates in the U.S. decreased by 3.5% per year.
• death rates have been decreasing since 1990. These decreases are thought to be the result of treatment advances, earlier detection through screening, and increased awareness.
• For women in the U.S., breast cancer death rates are higher than those for any other cancer besides lung cancer.
• Besides skin cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer  among U.S. women. More than 1 in 4 cancers are breast cancer.
• As of 2008, there are about 2.5 million women in the U.S. who have survived breast cancer.
• In Europe , breast cancer accounts for 26,5% of all new diagnosed cases and 17,5% account for death incidents among women in Europe.
• Today in EU, approximately 270,000 new diagnosed cases are discovered each year, while 96,000 of women die from breast cancer.
• In EU, every 2,5 min a new woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, while every 7,5 minutes one woman dies from this diagnosis.A woman's risk of breast cancer approximately doubles if she has a first-degree relative
• About 5-10% of breast cancers are caused by gene mutations inherited from one's mother or father.
• About 90% of breast cancers are due not to heredity, but to genetic abnormalities that happen as a result of the aging process and life in general.
• The most significant risk factors for breast cancer are gender (being a woman) and age (growing older).

Heightened awareness of breast cancer risk in the past decades has led to an increase in the number of women undergoing mammography for screening, leading to detection of cancers in earlier stages and a resultant improvement in survival rates.