Breast Cancer Rate Tumbles to a Record Low

British online newspaper, The Independent, reports that "Britain's cancer community was celebrating yesterday after the charity Cancer Research UK reported that deaths from the disease have fallen to a record low."

The report also says that, even though the death rate has plummeted, the incidence of cancer has soared, doubling since 1971 to over 45,000 cases per year. "Breast cancer is now Britain's most common cancer, even though it principally affects only one sex (there are a few hundred male cases per year)."

The article points to early screening, improvements in surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and longer-term hormone treatments as the cause for the drop.

See this link for The Independent's Health & WellBeing page.