Breast cancer: at a glance

• Breast cancer is most common in women over the age of 50
• NHS screening is offered to all women in the UK from ages 50-70
• The symptoms can include palpable mass, unilateral nipple discharge, skin changes or a lump in the axilla (armpit).
• Breast pain alone is very rarely a symptom of breast cancer
• Around 85% of women diagnosed with breast cancer in England and Wales survive their disease for twenty years or more (2010-11).

Further breast cancer resources below