Facts and figures about breast cancer
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50,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each
year in the UK. That’s one person every 10 minutes.
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1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their
lifetime.
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There are an estimated 550,000 people living in the UK today who have had a diagnosis of
breast cancer.
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In women under the age of 35, breast cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed
cancer.
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Breast cancer also affects men with around 300 men diagnosed each year.
