ABOUT BREAST CANCER TRIALS
BREAST CANCER TODAY
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