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Solo los datos: Desigualdades en el cáncer de seno

May 29, 2025

El cáncer de seno es el tipo de cáncer que se diagnostica con mayor frecuencia en mujeres en EE.UU. Aunque en lasúltimas décadas se han logrado avances sustanciales en la reducción de la mortalidad por esta enfermedad,persisten desigualdades, especialmente entre las mujeres de raza negra. Además, la incidencia del cáncer de senoestá en aumento, con las tendencias más notables entre mujeres menores de 50 años. Se estima que en 2025,aproximadamente 316,950 mujeres en EE. UU. serán diagnosticadas con cáncer de seno invasivo, con 59,080 casosadicionales de carcinoma ductal in situ (DCIS, en inglés), y 42,680 mujeres morirán a causa de esta enfermedad.

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