Tim Opler provides an intellectual progress report on breast cancer from the past to the present, analyzes today’s translational science, and discusses a dozen promising organizations developing new approaches.
Breast Cancer: History and Outlook
Stifel
Tim Opler
Research
229 Pages
Key Takeaways
Stats: Every year over 2 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer. More than 600,000 will die of the disease. In America, a woman has a 1 in 8 chance of getting breast cancer in her lifetime.
Lower Death Rates: Between increased screening and improvements in treatment breast cancer mortality is down 40% to 60% since 1950 on a per capita basis.
Incidence is Rising: In the United States, incidence has been inching upward—about 1% per year from 2012–2021, with a somewhat faster rise in women under 50.
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