{"id":1856,"date":"2026-02-07T19:46:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T10:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.rftcjapan.org\/?page_id=1856"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T01:31:58","slug":"breast-cancer-statistics-global-japan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/breast-cancer-statistics-global-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast Cancer Statistics (Global &amp; Japan)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1856\" class=\"elementor elementor-1856\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e72e80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e72e80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a8db2d e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a8db2d\" 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menu-item-object-page menu-item-2517\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/what-is-breast-cancer\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">What is Breast Cancer?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2515\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/breast-cancer-statistics-global-japan\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Breast Cancer Statistics (Global &amp; Japan)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2516\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/understanding-the-risk-of-breast-cancer\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Understanding the Risk of Breast Cancer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-c84b33f\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page 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menu-item-2523\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/tumor-size-and-staging\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Tumor Size and Staging<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2520\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/metastases-and-staging\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Metastases and Staging<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2519\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/early-stage-breast-cancers-non-invasive\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Early-Stage Breast Cancers (Non-invasive)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-c981917\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2521\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/signs-and-symptoms\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Signs and Symptoms<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2522\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/the-stages-of-breast-cancer\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The Stages of Breast Cancer<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2523\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/tumor-size-and-staging\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Tumor Size and Staging<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2520\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/metastases-and-staging\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Metastases and Staging<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2519\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/early-stage-breast-cancers-non-invasive\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Early-Stage Breast Cancers (Non-invasive)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2330\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd578e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd578e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6342a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6342a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk Factors &amp; Genetics<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857c29f elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"857c29f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-down\\&quot; viewBox=\\&quot;0 0 320 512\\&quot; xmlns=\\&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.w3.org\\\/2000\\\/svg\\&quot;&gt;&lt;path d=\\&quot;M31.3 192h257.3c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L174.1 354.8c-7.8 7.8-20.5 7.8-28.3 0L17.2 226.1C4.6 213.5 13.5 192 31.3 192z\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/path&gt;&lt;\\\/svg&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"\u30e1\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-857c29f\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2525\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/brca1-and-brca2-mutations-in-men\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in Men<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2526\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/brca1-and-brca2-mutations-in-women\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in Women<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2528\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/lobular-carcinoma-in-situ-lcis\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Lobular Carcinoma in Situ (LCIS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2527\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/early-life-exposures\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Early Life Exposures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-857c29f\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2525\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/brca1-and-brca2-mutations-in-men\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in Men<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2526\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/brca1-and-brca2-mutations-in-women\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in Women<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2528\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/lobular-carcinoma-in-situ-lcis\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Lobular Carcinoma in Situ (LCIS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2527\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/early-life-exposures\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Early Life Exposures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2330\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8382bf4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8382bf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f24ff62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f24ff62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benign Breast Conditions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e396cf6 elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"e396cf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-down\\&quot; viewBox=\\&quot;0 0 320 512\\&quot; xmlns=\\&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.w3.org\\\/2000\\\/svg\\&quot;&gt;&lt;path d=\\&quot;M31.3 192h257.3c17.8 0 26.7 21.5 14.1 34.1L174.1 354.8c-7.8 7.8-20.5 7.8-28.3 0L17.2 226.1C4.6 213.5 13.5 192 31.3 192z\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/path&gt;&lt;\\\/svg&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"\u30e1\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-e396cf6\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7721\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/chemo-side-effects\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Chemo side effects<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2529\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/patient-faq\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Patient FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-e396cf6\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7721\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/chemo-side-effects\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Chemo side effects<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2529\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/about-breast-cancer\/patient-faq\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Patient FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c64debe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c64debe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad6af4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ad6af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Breast Cancer Statistics (Global &amp; Japan)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef104f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef104f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, and while incidence rates were historically higher in Western nations, they are rising rapidly across Asia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">In Japan, the disease now accounts for over 20% of all female cancers, driven by an aging population and changing lifestyles. This growing prevalence underscores an urgent public health challenge that requires global attention and localized strategies.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e3ae7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89e3ae7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48bc136 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48bc136\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30b11b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c30b11b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec804b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec804b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acdb4b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acdb4b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b414d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34b414d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/wpdata\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/worldmap-breastcancer-statistics-vectorimage.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6485\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff31b98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff31b98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56570a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56570a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2.3M\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503511c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"503511c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New cases\nworldwide (2022)\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa504f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa504f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e2c50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74e2c50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8426a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf8426a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">27% of female cancers<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18fce9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18fce9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Breast cancer accounts for ~27% of all female cancers globally<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b885957 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b885957\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1489d5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1489d5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/wpdata\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Circlediagram1-breastcancer-statistics-vectorimage.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6486\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c8732 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6c8732\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9efca7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9efca7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca8893f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca8893f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da4165d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da4165d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/wpdata\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JapanMap-breastcancer-statistics-vectorimage.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6490\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e571284 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e571284\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2301a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2301a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">91,916\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d4531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33d4531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New cases \nin Japan (2022)<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77089ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77089ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5ee38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af5ee38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8ab2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b8ab2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/wpdata\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Circlediagram2-breastcancer-statistics-vectorimage.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6492\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52fb14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d52fb14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b6cd32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b6cd32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">~20-22% of all female cancers\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0feeb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa0feeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62342ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62342ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02036bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02036bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Median diagnosis age\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-298ba26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"298ba26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">in Japan = 62 years<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a0592 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a0592\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a03fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a03fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/wpdata\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Agegraph1-breastcancer-statistics-vectorimage.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6493\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f0049 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61f0049\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743a081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"743a081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Incidence (new cases):<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7be5ba color-bullet-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7be5ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>In 2022, Japan recorded about 91,916 new breast cancer cases in women, making it one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers among Japanese women.<\/li><li>According to the Japanese Breast Cancer Society registry, over 102,000 breast cancer cases were reported from institutions in Japan in 2022, with a median age at diagnosis ~62 years.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c48cd36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c48cd36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a08065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a08065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rank among cancers in women:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b437da color-bullet-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b437da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Japanese women, accounting for roughly 20\u201322% of all female cancers. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88fd702 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88fd702\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c23596d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c23596d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Age pattern:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733d5a8 color-bullet-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"733d5a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">In Japan, breast cancer incidence tends to peak around ages 45\u201349 and again around ages 65\u201369, with risk rising steeply from the late 30s onward.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49b522 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a49b522\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f830aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f830aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trends over time:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa7d8d color-bullet-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fa7d8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Breast cancer rates in Japan have been rising over recent decades, likely due to population aging, lifestyle changes, and a wider adoption of Westernized diets. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6379c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd6379c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-befdfa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"befdfa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mortality:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-444d1c5 color-bullet-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"444d1c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Though incidence is high, breast cancer mortality in Japan is lower relative to Western countries but has been increasing and starting to approach similar levels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad3309 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ad3309\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425033a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"425033a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e5b83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66e5b83\" 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