Breast cancer

Breast cancer is the most common cancer women suffer in this country. Each year, there are nearly 41,000 new cases in the UK. This cancer accounts for almost one in three of all cancer cases in women, and the lifetime risk for breast cancer in women is one in nine. In 2002 the disease claimed around 13,000 lives in the UK. What exactly is breast cancer? The breast is made up of fat, connective tissue and glandular tissue, which form sections called lobules and lobes (a collection of lobules). A network of ducts connects the lobes to the nipple. The breast contains millions of cells that ar...