Breast Cancer Incidence
Cancer is diagnosed in over a quarter of a million people in the UK each year, of which there are over 35,000 new cases of female breast cancer. It is the commonest malignancy to affect women, equating to around 1-2 cases per 2,000 population. Around 3-5% of cases are diagnosed before 40 years of age, around 2% before 35 years.1,2. The incidence is increasing whereas the mortality rate is decreasing. The five-year standardised survival is 66%1,2.
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Welcome to the Breast Cancer Awareness website. We hope to provide valuable information and resources to sufferers, their families, and health professionals alike.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with breast cancer, it's important to understand some basics: What is breast cancer and how does it happen?
Here at the Breast Cancer Awareness website, we hope to provide you a once stop portal where you can learn about how breast cancer develops, how many people get breast cancer, and what factors can increase risk for getting breast cancer. We also hope to help you learn more about signs and symptoms to watch for and how to manage any fears you may have about breast cancer. Please contact us if you have any questions.
There is not just a single cause of female breast cancer and it is possible that a number of factors are responsible. Whilst a family history of breast cancer does increase risk, it is far from certain that this factor alone will lead to any woman getting the disease.
There are special clinics for women who are worried that they may have an increased risk of developing breast cancer, and help-lines are available in most countries around the world.
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