Jenna Fischer is highlighting breast cancer awareness month by sharing that she is now “cancer free” after she was diagnosed with the disease in October 2023.

The steepest rise in new breast cancer cases is among women under 50, according to the American Cancer Society.

Washington women were more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer despite receiving fewer mammograms than the national average in recent years, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society.

"I didn’t really take it seriously." A new study from MedStar Health shows the majority of women aren’t getting their annual mammograms. And according to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer rates are rising the highest in Asian American women.

New cancer cases among young people, particularly women, are on the rise both in the United States and around the world. On Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 2:00 p.m. ET, Yale School of Medicine’s Veda Giri, the American Cancer Society’s Rebecca Siegel and the National Cancer Institute’s Steven Rosenberg join Washington Post Live to discuss what is driving higher cancer rates in young people,

"Our type of breast cancer is hard to find and diagnose. Our lobular breast cancer tumors were growing for years before being detected," write two advocates. Others write, "Women are right to be concerned about their environment.

A new American Cancer Society report reveals that breast cancer rates in women under 50 have risen by 1.4% annually since 2012, double the rate seen in older women. Asian American and Pacific Islander women have experienced the largest increase since 2000.

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