Getting people to look at the magnitude of breast cancer and its effects.

Facts and figures about breast cancer

·         50,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year in the UK. That’s one person every 10 minutes.

·         1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.

·         There are an estimated 550,000 people living in the UK today who have had a diagnosis of breast cancer.

·         In women under the age of 35, breast cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer.

·         Breast cancer also affects men with around 300 men diagnosed each year.