Research Suggests Breast Cancer Cases Could Increase By 50 Percent By 2030.

By 2030, the number of breast cancer cases in the United States will grow by 50% compared their 2011 rates, according to new research from the National Cancer Institute. More New Genetic Test for Breast Cancer Would Be Cheaper and Easier Most Women Should Not Get Yearly Mammograms, Group Says Jacob's Journey: Life as a Transgender 5-Year-Old NBC News Bobbi Kristina Has 'Irreversible Brain Damage': Grandma NBC News Phoenix Toddler Found Dead After Being Left in Hot Car NBC News In the new study, presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting, researchers used cancer surveillance data, census data and mathematical models to arrive at projections. Part of the reason the numbers are so high, they note, is because women are living longer. Another factor is the increase in screening that enables doctors to spot and diagnose more cases of in-situ tumors—very early stage growths that may not require treatment—as well as more invasive tumors. http://time.com/3828256/breast-cancer-rates/