Breast cancer

Most commonly diagnosed cancer in women in the UK 1 in 8 women in the UK will develop breast cancer in their lifetime Commonest cause of death in women aged 40-50 Around 350 men are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in UK ( ie rare ) Main risk factors → Gender being woman Age more than 80 % of breast cancers occur in women over age 50Very rare below age 20 and rare below 30 Significant family history- around 5 % cases due to BRCA1 or BRCA2 geneDeath rates have fallen to almost fifth in the last 10 yrs78 % survive breast cancer for more than 10 or more years ( 2010-11 England and Wales only )

Breast screening-NHS Breast screening programme invites all women aged between 50-70 for screening every 3 yrs A woman may be eligible for screening before age 50 if they have a family history of breast cancer ( 30-49 ) A woman who is age over 70 can arrange appt by contacting local screening unit MRI superior to mammography in women under 50 ( if high risk due to family hx ) Simple breast self-examination has no evidence ( as an effective means of...