Source: Washington Post
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer death rates have declined by 40 percent since 1989.
Improved treatments and better preventative care are the main reason for a decline in mortality rates over the last three decades, the report outlines.
While the breast cancer mortality rates decreased overall for all women, there were still variations in mortality rates for women in different ethnic groups, including a death rate 39 percent higher for black women who were diagnosed compared to white women.
Breast cancer remains the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the America, and about 1 in 8 has a lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer, reported the Washington Post.
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