Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with incidence rates having increased by over 50 per cent in the past 25 years. But what do you really know about the disease that kills 1200 UK women a year? Clue-up with these key statistics from Cancer Research UK…
Over 50 per cent
The amount female breast cancer incidence rates have increased over the last 25 years.
8 in 10
The number of breast cancers diagnosed in women aged 50 and over.
Eight in nine
The number of breast cancers which occur in women without a family history of the disease.
1000
Estimated number of lives saved each year in England by the screening programme.
Five in ten
The number of women who survived breast cancer beyond five years, in the 1970s.
Eight in ten
The number of women who survive breast cancer beyond five years, today.
1300
The number of UK women under 50 who die from breast cancer each year.
One quarter
The increase of breast cancer risk in current users of oral contraception.
One in eight
The lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer for women in the UK.
Around 30 per cent
Increase of postmenopausal breast cancer risk caused by obesity.
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