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o 235,030 — Estimated number of new breast cancer cases in the U.S. in 2014.
o 232,670 — Estimated number of new breast cancer cases in women in the U.S. in 2014.
o 40,430 — Estimated number of breast cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2014.
o 122 — Number of women per 100,000 women in the U.S. who had breast cancer from 2006 to 2010.
o 5,620 — Estimated number of new breast cancer cases in women in Washington in 2014.
o 820 — Estimated number of women in Washington who will die from breast cancer in 2014.
o 131 — Number of women per 100,000 women in Washington who had breast cancer from 2006 to 2010.
o 29 — The estimated percentage of new cancer cases among American women in 2014 that will be breast cancer.