The World Health Organisation reports that breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide with more than 2.3 million cases each year.

AUSTRALIA IN 2023

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Australian women

new cases

of breast cancer will be diagnosed in Australia this year, being 

and

This equates to 57 Australians
every day

 

The lifetime risk of a woman being diagnosed with breast cancer is 1 in 7 by the age of 85 and 1 in 555 for males

3,214 people will die this year from breast cancer which is 9 people every day

The five-year survival rate is 92%

NEW ZEALAND IN 2023

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among New Zealand women

Each year, over

and

in New Zealand will receive a breast cancer diagnosis.

This equates to 9 people
every day

 

The lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer over a lifetime is 1 in 9 for women

More than 670 people will die from breast cancer this year which is almost 2 people a day 

The 10-year survival rate is 91%
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