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- Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer among Australian women.
- 1 in 8 Australian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer before they’re 85.
- The risk of breast cancer increases with age.
- Breast cancer can be diagnosed at any age. In 2002, the average age at first diagnosis was 60 years.
- The risk of breast cancer in young women is low. In 2002, about 24% of women diagnosed with new breast cancer were under 50. In younger women breast cancers are likely to be larger and more aggressive than in older women.
- Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in women in Australia.
- The 5-year relative survival rate for Australian women with breast cancer increased from 70.9% from 1982-86 to 86.6% from 1998-2002. This represents the proportion of people who would live for 5 years after being diagnosed with breast cancer, if all other causes of death were excluded.
- Breast cancer can develop in men but it is less common than in women.
- Early diagnosis and intervention improves the outcome for the patient.
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