Thanks for so many very generous donations so far. Some people have been very kind. We're very grateful. There are still six months left until the walk so plenty of time left to donate
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Some statistics for you.
There are an estimated 570,000 people living in the UK today who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
In the UK
Breast cancer is the most common cancer
Over 50,000 women and around 350 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year
One woman in eight will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime
Around 12,000 women and 80 men will die from breast cancer each year
Breast cancer is the second biggest cause of death from cancer in women
More people are surviving breast cancer than ever before
Over 80% of women with breast cancer are still alive five years after diagnosis
40 years ago, the five year survival rate for breast cancer was around 50 per cent
People are surviving longer thanks to advances in research, new treatments, earlier diagnosis, breast screening and breast cancer awareness
Ireland
- See more at:
www.breastcancercampaign.org/about-breas...sthash.WKzEQlRc.dpuf