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American Cancer Society conducts research
on breast cancer cases, provides for
estimates of new cases, and analyzes data
for long-term trending and study. These
statistics are found in their publication,
Breast Cancer Facts and Figures.
It
is estimated that in 2007, 178,480
invasive breast cancer and 62,030
non-invasive breast cancer cases. Also in
the same year, about 40,460 women are
estimated to die. Out of this number, only
2,830 are women younger than 45 years.
Using the latest data available, survival
rates for those diagnosed are 89% after 5
years, 81% after 10 years, and 73% after
15 years. There is a significant increase
in survival rates compared to the previous
years.
In
the UK, 44,659 people were diagnosed with
breast cancer in 2004. From this number,
only 324 are men while the rest are women.
Breast
cancer is one of the most common types of
cancer, third to lung and bowel cancer in
causing death. It accounts for 1 out of 3
of cancer cases among women. About 80% of
the cases involve post-menopausal women.
There is an increase in survival rates
after 5 years, and breast cancer mortality
rates have decreased. This is credited to
increase in awareness, early detection and
advances in treatment
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The World Health Organization also
conducts their own studies and makes their
estimates with the studies as basis. Their
studies show that a woman has a 13.4%
chance of developing breast cancer
throughout her lifetime. This statistic is
slightly higher than the US figure, which
is 12.28%.
As
for the death or mortality rate, WHO
estimates 33% mortality rate. This figure
is relatively lower than the rates of
previous years. The decline is attributed
to early detection and advances in
treatment. Early detection has also caused
the increase in survival rate, 96%,
especially if the tumor is at its first
stage when detected. This shows the
importance of early detection for breast
cancer survival.
Breast
cancer statistics and trends are basically
the same throughout the world. Increased
survival rates, fewer deaths and improved
survival rates are common in all
statistics. This means that more people
are becoming aware of breast cancer, more
women are treated while cancer is still at
its earliest stages, and more survivors
are living happy lives.
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