Facts and Figures (cont)

World

Breast cancer is by far the most common cancer in women worldwide.

Breast Cancer represents 10 per cent of all cancers diagnosed throughout the world every year.

The incidence of breast cancer in women in high-income countries in 2000 was at least twice that of any other cancer.

Early detection and screening programmes in high-income countries altered the reported rates of both incidence and mortality.

Mortality rates for breast cancer in western Europe and North America are in the order of 15–25 per 100 000 women, being slightly more than a third of the incidence rate.

The survival rate from breast cancer in developing countries is generally poorer than in developed countries, primarily as a result of delayed diagnosis of cases.

Nigeria

In Nigeria in 2005 approximately 89,000 people died from cancer. 54,000 of those people were under the age of 70.

In 2005, breast cancer was found to be the most common cancer in women in Nigeria.

In 2005, breast cancer was found to be the leading cause of cancer deaths in women in Nigeria.

Statistics from the World Health Organisation.

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