In the period 2017 to 2021, the most common molecular subtype of breast cancer among white women in the United States was hormone receptor positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HR+/HER2-), accounting for 73 percent of cases. This subtype is usually less aggressive and slower growing than other subtypes. This statistic shows the distribution of breast cancer subtypes among women in the U.S. in 2017-2021, by race and ethnicity.
Distribution of breast cancer subtypes among women in the U.S. in 2017-2021, by race and ethnicity
Except for all races, race is exclusive of Hispanic origin. Data for American Indians/Alaska Natives are based on Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA) counties.
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American Cancer Society. (July 1, 2024). Distribution of breast cancer subtypes among women in the U.S. in 2017-2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446717/distribution-of-breast-cancer-subtypes-women-us-by-race-ethnicity/
American Cancer Society. "Distribution of breast cancer subtypes among women in the U.S. in 2017-2021, by race and ethnicity." Chart. July 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446717/distribution-of-breast-cancer-subtypes-women-us-by-race-ethnicity/
American Cancer Society. (2024). Distribution of breast cancer subtypes among women in the U.S. in 2017-2021, by race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446717/distribution-of-breast-cancer-subtypes-women-us-by-race-ethnicity/
American Cancer Society. "Distribution of Breast Cancer Subtypes among Women in The U.S. in 2017-2021, by Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446717/distribution-of-breast-cancer-subtypes-women-us-by-race-ethnicity/
American Cancer Society, Distribution of breast cancer subtypes among women in the U.S. in 2017-2021, by race and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446717/distribution-of-breast-cancer-subtypes-women-us-by-race-ethnicity/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Distribution of breast cancer subtypes among women in the U.S. in 2017-2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph], American Cancer Society, July 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446717/distribution-of-breast-cancer-subtypes-women-us-by-race-ethnicity/
