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• 1 in 9 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime – this means if nine women live to the age of 85 years, one of them will develop breast cancer
• Breast cancer is the most common cause of death by cancer in women under 50
• 8 out of 10 breast cancers are diagnosed in women 50 and over
• Only 5-10% of breast cancer is due to an inherited change in a gene
• About 1% of breast cancer occurs in men
• Breast cancer death rates in Canada have been declining due to improvements in screening and advances in treatment