Mystery:Young Hollywood Breast Cancer Victims

The average age of diagnosis of breast cancer is 64 years old.

In the Hollywood culture, however, there have been many tragic cases of breast cancer at a far younger ages than expected:

• Australian soap opera star Belinda Emmett, who played in "Home and Away," was diagnosed with breast cancer at an age of only 24.
• Singer Anastacia was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was only 29.
• American actress Ann Jillian was diagnosed with breast cancer at an age of only 35.
• Australian pop star Kylie Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer at an age of only 36.
• American actress Oni Faida Lampley was diagnosed with breast cancer at an age of only 37.
• American actress Kate Jackson was diagnosed with breast cancer at an age of only 39.
• Singer Melissa Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer at an age of only 43.
• Singers Olivia Newton-John and Sheryl Crow were each diagnosed with breast cancer at an age of only 44.

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Risk by age

Here is the NCI's published levels of risk by age in the United States (the risk is lower in other countries):

By age 25: 1 in 19,608
By age 30: 1 in 2,525
By age 35: 1 in 622
By age 40: 1 in 217
By age 45: 1 in 93
By age 50: 1 in 50
By age 55: 1 in 33
By age 60: 1 in 24
By age 65: 1 in 17
By age 70: 1 in 14
By age 75: 1 in 11
By age 80: 1 in 10
By age 85: 1 in 9
Ever: 1 in 8