In 2025, there will be an estimated 316,950 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in women, 2,800 new cases diagnosed in men, and an additional 59,080 new cases of ductal carcinoma in situ diagnoses in women.
And in 2025, an estimated 42,170 women and 510 men– family members, friends, and loved ones– in the United States will die of breast cancer.
1. Become a member of NBCC. Join thousands of individuals and hundreds of organizations fighting to end breast cancer.
2. Contact your elected officials and urge them to support NBCC’s legislative and policy priorities.
3. Learn about the key policy and legislative issues affecting the breast cancer community.
4. Subscribe to the Call to Action newsletter for biweekly updates on breast cancer advocacy, research, and NBCC news, and connect with NBCC on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
5. Become an advocate for change. Learn more about breast cancer science by attending one of our education and training opportunities, such as the Advocate Leadership Summit or Project LEAD.
6. Support breast cancer research. Learn more about research efforts like the Artemis Project, NBCC’s advocate-led, research collaborative, which focuses on stopping people from getting breast cancer and preventing metastasis so that people stop dying of it.
7. Stay up-to-date on the latest breast cancer facts and figures, available for download in English and Spanish.
8. Make a tax-deductible donation to support research, education, and training, and our mission to end breast cancer.
