अमूर्त

2020 Marker Analysis of Euro Breast Cancer, Clinical Trials, Therapeutics and Research Summit

Gery Rifano

Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in women accounting for 46,000 new cases in 2005. In 2003 there were an estimated 172,000 women living in the UK with a history of breast cancer. The rates have been steadily increasing over the past 10?15 years but they may now be stabilizing. Only a small number of cases, less than 1% of the total, occur in men. The numbers of cases of breast cancer are highest in the screened age group, 50 to 69 years, but the rates are highest in those aged over 85 years. It is estimated that 5% of women have metastases at diagnosis and a further 35% will develop them over the following 10 years. There is little geographical variation in the incidence rates across the country but rates are highest in those in higher socioeconomic groups. The incidence in the UK is higher than other countries; in particularly those in Eastern Europe and the risk of developing breast cancer appear to increase in those who move from a lower incidence country to the UK.