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Article: Breast Cancer Awareness: The facts - `Early detection is very important. Everyone should be breast aware'.(Features)
- Article from:
- Sunday Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 17, 2000
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How many women get breast cancer every year?
Around 35,000 in the UK, which is more than 90 women diagnosed every day. This means there is a one in 10 risk of women developing it at some time in their lives. Almost 13,200 women died of it in the UK in 1998 - it's the single biggest cause of death among women aged 35-54. And it's the most common cancer of women in the western world - one in four of all cancers in women ...