The rates of life-threatening breast cancer are spiking among women of all ages, with a significant increase in those under 40. A new study found that cases of metastatic breast cancer — in which breast cancer cells have spread from the local area of the breast to another site of the body — increased by 3% from 2004 to 2021 among patients aged 20 to 39.

People like Berrueta fall into a paradox: Even though more younger women are getting breast cancer, mammograms and other screenings aren’t recommended for women under 40. Some speak of feeling dismissed by their primary-care doctors or having to contend with insurance companies, even if they show they carry a higher risk for the disease.

The number of U.S. women with breast cancer that has spread elsewhere in the body by the time of diagnosis increased dramatically among all ages and ethnicities between 2004 and 2021, a new study shows.

TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- More breast cancers are being detected later in women, giving the tumors a chance to spread and become life-threatening, a new study finds. This increase in late-stage breast cancer affects women at all ages and ethnicities, according to results published Dec. 10 in the journal Radiology.

The number of women with late-stage, invasive breast cancer at the time of diagnosis increased significantly among U.S. women across all ages and ethnicities between 2004 and 2021, according to a study published today in Radiology.

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