Cancer Research UK has provided data that shows less than 12,000 women died of breast cancer in 2007, which is the lowest recorded number since records began 37 years ago.

YEARLY CANCER DEATHS
1971 - 12,472
1980 - 13,634
1989 - 15,625
2000 - 12,745
2007 - 11,990

Even though there is a rise in women being diagnosed, which has been linked with obesity and alcohol, experts think that deaths have decreased due to better care and breast screenings.

Cancer Research UK’s Professor Peter Johnson said “Research has played a crucial role in this progress leading to improved treatments and better management for women with the disease. The introduction of the NHS breast screening programme has also contributed as women are more likely to survive the earlier cancer is diagnosed.”

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