Lesser-Known Breast Cancer Spreading Among American Women

Factors such as higher body weight and fewer children contribute to rising cases of this cancer, the study stated.

A new study found that race-wise, White women had the highest incidence rate for ILC at 14.7 per 100,000 females. Perfect Wave/Shutterstock

A subtype of breast cancer is on the rise among American women, with incidence rates highest among White females, according to an Oct. 7 peer-reviewed study published in the American Cancer Society’s (ACS’s) journal Cancer.

Except for skin cancers, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, making up one out of every three new female cancers occurring annually, according to ACS data.