Breast Cancer Accounts for Almost a Third of Cancers in Women
Posted on: Monday, 20 March 2006, 06:00 CST
BREAST cancer is the most common cancer in England. In 2003, there were approximately 36,500 new cases diagnosed, representing 32% of all cancers in women.
Four in five new cases are diagnosed in women aged 50 and over, with the peak in the 50-to-64 age group. Most of the known risk factors for breast cancer relate to a woman's reproductive history.
Source: Daily Post; Liverpool
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