Breast Cancer In The United KingdomByPriya Modi &Adam Govani

What Is Breast Cancer? The Most Common Cancer in the UK. Also Known as Mammacarcinoma. It can be of several types; however split

into two major types: Invasive- Ability to Spread outside Ducts

and lobules Non-Invasive- Does not have the ability

to spread- Localized.

Healthy vs. Cancerous Breast

The Facts! The number of people diagnosed with

Breast Cancer is increasing, however survival rates are getting better!

The biggest risk factor after gender is age. 80% of breast cancers occur in women aged 50 and over.

Breast cancer also affects men, but rarely. Around 400 cases per year.

The Stats! Every Year, nearly 55,000 people are diagnosed!

That’s the equivalent to 150 per day, or 1 person every 10 minutes.

1 in 8 women in the UK will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.

Almost 12,000 people die every year from Breast cancer.

There are estimated 550,000 people living in the UK who have been diagnosed.

Adults between ages 25-49, breast cancer accounts for 45% of all female cancers.

Breast Cancer Statistics Table

Prevention of Breast Cancer Tamoxifen is a drug used to treat breast

cancer for the past 35 years. In 2013 Cancer Research UK gathered

all results of tests to determine how effective these drugs were, they confirmed- Tamoxifen can lower your risk of breast cancer if the patient is of HIGH RISK. The trials and tests lasted 5 Years before assessment.

Problems with Prevention

Tamoxifen has some rather extreme side effects! Strokes Blood Clots Womb Cancer Incidence increases!

Asprin is used as a precaution by many women- however this can also have it’s toll! Stomach Ulceration etc.

How We Raise Awareness!

Diamond Jubilee Race For Life

References http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-i

nfo/cancerstats/reports/

http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/cancerstats/keyfacts/breast-cancer/

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/cancer-of-the-breast-female/Pages/Introduction.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_cancer http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-

help/type/breast-cancer/about/risks/breast-cancer-protective-factors?gclid=CNCH-8bkqroCFQNf3godlngAZg

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