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Since 2008 there has been a 22% increase in the incidence of breast cancer1

20142008

It is also important to know the risk factors for breast cancer

Approximately one in five breast cancer cases are in women under the age of 504

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women…

References:1. Ferlay J, et al. [Online]. Available from: http://globocan.iarc.fr [Accessed 15 September 2014]2. World Health Organization. World cancer factsheet [online]. Available from: http://publications.cancerresearchuk.org/downloads/product/CS_REPORT_WORLD.pdf [Accessed 16 September 2014].3. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Breast cancer Statistics [online] Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/statistics/ [Accessed 16 September 2014].4. Cancer Research UK. Breast Cancer [online] Available from: http://publications.cancerresearchuk.org/downloads/Product/CS_KF_BREAST.pdf [Accessed 16 September 2014].5. National Cancer Institute. SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2009 (Vintage 2009 Populations) [online] Available from: http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2009_pops09/ [Accessed 16 September 2014].6. Sant M, et al. Ann Oncol 2003;14 Suppl 5:v61-118.7. Breast Cancer Campaign. Breast cancer signs and symptoms [online] Available from: http://www.breastcancercampaign.org/about-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-symptoms[Accessed 16 September 2014].8. Breast Cancer Care. Am I at risk? [online] Available from: https://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/breast-cancer-information/breast-awareness/am-i-risk/risk [Accessed 16 September 2014].9. Macmillan Cancer support. Breast cancer in women - risk factors and causes [online] Available from: http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Cancertypes/Breast/Aboutbreastcancer/Causes.aspx [Accessed 16 September 2014].

And its prevalenceis increasing

Being young doesn’t mean you can’t get breast cancer

That is why it is important to recognise the symptoms…

An estimated 15.127 million years of healthy life are

lost globally to breast cancer2

Hormone receptor positive Triple negative

of women diagnosed with early breast cancer live for at least five years5,6

An estimated

Symptoms of breast cancer include:7

Diagnosing breast cancer before it spreads to other parts of the body is vital

Knowing the symptoms of breast cancer and what risk factors you can control is essential.

HER2-positive

Some risk factors can be controlled or reduced:8,9

Drinking alcohol

Being overweight

Smoking

A woman dies of breast cancer every

single minute1

Breast cancer isn’t just one disease

Men can also get breast cancer

Knowing which type of breast cancer a patient has can help guide decisions about which treatments are most suitable

A lump or swelling in the

breast or armpit

Change in the size or shape of the breast

Skin dimpling in the breast

Invertednipple

Eczema-like rash on the nipple

Discharge from the nipple

5% of people diagnosed have inherited one of the breast cancer genes: BRCA1, BRCA2 or TP53

80% of breast cancer occurs in women over the age of 50

Whilst some risk factors are unavoidable:8,9

Gender

Age

Family history

of women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer live for at least five years5,6

An estimated

Breast cancer is also the leading cause of cancer death amongst women

Breast Cancer: KNOW MORE

Did you KNOW?

Breast cancer can be classified into three types:

Breast cancer represents 1% of all male cancer cases3

Breast cancer represents

of all cancers1