- Around 950 women a year are diagnosed with breast cancer in Northern Ireland - the majority of them survive.
- Breast cancer is rare in women under 30 years old.
- Breast cancer claims the lives of 12,400 women each year in the UK. Over 42,000 new cases are diagnosed every year.
- Breast cancer death rates in the UK have fallen by a fifth over the last ten years. Of those women diagnosed with breast cancer today, two-thirds are likely to survive for at least 20 years
The most effective proven method of intervention to reduce the mortality and morbidity associated with breast cancer is through regular screening of women at risk using screening mammography