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Victorian Pink Ribbon Ride -
Pink Ribbon Ride 2009
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Wednesday, 22 April 2009 00:00 |
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 * Every day 32 women are told they have breast cancer. * 1 in 11 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer before 75. * Over 11,500 women and just under 100 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. * By 2011 it is estimated that 14,818 women and 122 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year. * That's 40 women each day. * 9 out of 10 lumps aren't cancer. * If you find a lump or notice a change in your breasts, see your doctor. * There is currently no means of preventing breast cancer. Current efforts are focused on finding it early. * The risk of breast cancer increases with age. Over 75% of breast cancer develops in women 50 years and older. * Young women can get breast cancer too. About 700 women under the age of 40 are diagnosed each year. * The majority of women survive breast cancer. 85% of women aged between 40 and 69 at diagnosis are alive five years later. * Each year 2,700 people die from breast cancer. * Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in women.
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