Sunday, October 10, 2004
breast cancer awareness
* Breast cancer now affects one woman in 9 during her lifetime in the United Kingdom.
* Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in minority ethnic groups in the UK.
* Breast cancer claims more years of life from women under 65 than coronary heart disease.
* Every week 730 new breast cancers are diagnosed and 250 women die from breast cancer.
* Each year 38,000 women are newly diagnosed and 13,100 women die from breast cancer.
* Survival rates are improving, on average 74 per cent of women are still alive five years later
(the above is taken from this site
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual national health campaign organised by all the major breast cancer and cancer charities. The month is intended to raise public and health profession awareness, funds for research into the cause, prevention and cure of the disease as well vital information and support to those affected by the disease.
For more info click here
Click here for the breast cancer site.
# posted by gilly @ 10/10/2004 10:06:00 PM 
PEZZIE
