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Table 4. Mortality Risk According to Age: Breast Cancer and All Causesa
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For Women Aged:
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Chance of Dying of Breast Cancer in the Next 10 Years
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Chance of Dying From Any Cause in the Next 10 Years
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aAdapted from Woloshin & Schwartz, 1999.[6]
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| 40–44 |
0.3% (1 in 333) |
2.1% (1 in 48) |
| 45–49 |
0.4% (1 in 250) |
3.3% (1 in 30) |
| 50–54 |
0.6% (1 in 167) |
5.1% (1 in 20) |
| 55–59 |
0.7% (1 in 143) |
8.1% (1 in 12) |
| 60–64 |
0.8% (1 in 125) |
12.0% (1 in 8) |
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65–69 |
1.0% (1 in 100) |
18.0% (1 in 6) |
| 70–74 |
1.1% (1 in 91) |
27.0% (1 in 4) |
| 75–79 |
1.2% (1 in 83) |
41.0% (1 in 2) |
| 80–84 |
1.2% (1 in 83) |
67.0% (2 in 3) |
| 85+ |
1.1% (1 in 91) |
79.0% (4 in 5) |
References
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Woloshin S, Schwartz LM: How can we help people make sense of medical data? Eff Clin Pract 2 (4): 176-83, 1999 Jul-Aug.
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