There are an estimated 550,000 people living in the UK today who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

In the UK

• Breast cancer is the most common cancer
• Around 50,000 women and 400 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
• More people are surviving breast cancer than ever before
• Over 80% of women with breast cancer are still alive five years after diagnosis
• People are surviving longer thanks to advances in research, new treatments, earlier diagnosis, breast screening and breast cancer awareness

Ireland

• Nearly 2,700 women and 25 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year
• Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women
• Around 700 people die from breast cancer each year