Breast Cancer Facts
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An estimated 19,540 new cases of breast cancer are expected to occur among African American women in 2009.
The overall incidence rate of breast cancer is 10% lower in African American women than white women.
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An estimated 19,540 new cases of breast cancer are expected to occur among African American women in 2009.
The overall incidence rate of breast cancer is 10% lower in African American women than white women.
More Facts.....
Facts
Globally more than a million women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year.
Breast cancer incidence has increased by more than 6% in the last decade and it is now the most common cancer in the UK.
Around 45,000 women are diagnosed with the disease each year in the UK (around 125 women each day).
8 out of 10 cases of the disease are in women over 50.
Although breast cancer is rare in women in their teens and early 20s, it is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in this age group (1,400 new cases in this age group are diagnosed each year).
Breast Cancer Mortality
After lung cancer, breast cancer is the most common
cause of cancer death among women.
Breast cancer death rates have fallen by almost
20 percent in the last ten years.
In the UK around 12,000 women and 90 men die
of breast cancer each year.
Of these around 1,300 are in women under the
age of 50 and half are among women over
the age of 70.
Globally more than a million women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year.
Breast cancer incidence has increased by more than 6% in the last decade and it is now the most common cancer in the UK.
Around 45,000 women are diagnosed with the disease each year in the UK (around 125 women each day).
8 out of 10 cases of the disease are in women over 50.
Although breast cancer is rare in women in their teens and early 20s, it is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in this age group (1,400 new cases in this age group are diagnosed each year).
Breast Cancer Mortality
After lung cancer, breast cancer is the most common
cause of cancer death among women.
Breast cancer death rates have fallen by almost
20 percent in the last ten years.
In the UK around 12,000 women and 90 men die
of breast cancer each year.
Of these around 1,300 are in women under the
age of 50 and half are among women over
the age of 70.
If you are a young pre-menopausal African Caribbean woman, request to be tested for (Basal Type) Breast Cancer or ('Triple Negative') as it is known In the UK.
If you are an older woman, you can learn about breast cancer and what you can do about it. If you feel a lump or notice something that's not quite right, see your doctor without delay.
If you are an older woman, you can learn about breast cancer and what you can do about it. If you feel a lump or notice something that's not quite right, see your doctor without delay.
SURVIVAL
More women than ever before are surviving breast cancer and now eight out of ten women survive the disease. This is an improvement from five out of ten in the 1970s.
Early diagnosis is key to increasing survival, around nine out of ten women diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer survive for longer than five year, compared to one out of ten women with stage 4.
Women who are from the most affluent groups are more likely to survive the disease than those from the most deprived communities.
Black women aged 16-64 have a lower risk of getting breast cancer, compared to white women, but they are less likely to survive the disease. Research suggests that black women may seek medical attention later than white women when they suspect they may have breast cancer because they have lower awareness of the disease. There is also limited evidence of a more aggressive form of breast cancer having a higher incidence among black women. It is really important that we have the information and awareness to seek help as soon as we have a sign or symptom of breast cancer.
More women than ever before are surviving breast cancer and now eight out of ten women survive the disease. This is an improvement from five out of ten in the 1970s.
Early diagnosis is key to increasing survival, around nine out of ten women diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer survive for longer than five year, compared to one out of ten women with stage 4.
Women who are from the most affluent groups are more likely to survive the disease than those from the most deprived communities.
Black women aged 16-64 have a lower risk of getting breast cancer, compared to white women, but they are less likely to survive the disease. Research suggests that black women may seek medical attention later than white women when they suspect they may have breast cancer because they have lower awareness of the disease. There is also limited evidence of a more aggressive form of breast cancer having a higher incidence among black women. It is really important that we have the information and awareness to seek help as soon as we have a sign or symptom of breast cancer.
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