Breast Cancer On The Rise In The UK

The rise in breast cancer in the UK may be driven by increasing prosperity and modern lifestyles.
According to a recent report published by Cancer Research UK, 47,700 women were diagnosed with the disease in 2008, an increase of 5000 over the previous decade.
The risk has also risen to 1:8 from 1:9 .
Factors that contribute are:

• Rising obesity
• Increase drinking
• Hormone replacement therapy
  

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