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ARE
YOU AWARE?
Facts
You Should Know
About Breast Cancer
WORLDWIDE
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Breast
Cancer is the most frequent tumour in women throughout the world
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Since
the middle of this century breast cancer has dramatically increased in
industrialized countries: between 1980 and 1985 breast cancer
incidence increased 26%
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Breast
cancer is now rapidly increasing in developing countries
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The
International Agency for Research on Cancer estimates 500,000 deaths
world-wide from breast cancer world-wide in 2000
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The
possibility of breast cancer increases with age
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70%
of breast cancer cases are due to an unknown cause
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Approximately
5% of breast cancer is inherited
UNITED
KINGDOM
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1
in 12 women in the United kingdom will develop breast cancer
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Breast
cancer is the leading cause of death
for women aged 35-54
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The
United Kingdom has the highest mortality rate for breast
cancer in the world
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Breast
cancer is the commonest cancer in minority ethnic groups in the UK
Breast
Cancer Awareness Month: October
Europe
Against Cancer Week:
October
6 - 12
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INTERNATIONAL