Cervical, Uterine, Ovarian and Breast Cancer Statistics*

* In 2005, an estimated 275,000 women died from cancer in the United States.
o Of these deaths, an estimated 15% were breast, 6% were ovarian and 3% were uterine (information not available on cervical cancer).
* In 2005, an estimated 662,870 women were diagnosed with cancer in the United States.
o Of these diagnoses, an estimated 32% were breast, 6% were uterine, and 3% were ovarian (information not available on cervical cancer).

* Today, women in the US have a 1 in 3 probability of developing some type of cancer during their lifetime.
o Women have a 1 in 7 probability of developing breast cancer; a 1 in 38 probability of developing uterine cancer; a 1 in 68 probability of developing ovarian cancer; and a 1 in 130 probability of developing cervical cancer.
* In 2005, an estimated 790 women died from breast cancer in Wisconsin.
* In 2005, an estimated 320 women died from ovarian cancer in Wisconsin.
* In 2005, an estimated 4,130 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed in Wisconsin.
* In 2005, an estimated 920 new cases of uterine and cervical cancer (combined) were diagnosed in Wisconsin.

*Information gathered from Cancer Statistics 2005, A Presentation from the American Cancer Society