Whilst breast cancer is less common in young people, it still happens.
Here’s what we know
In the UK:
- Around 2,500 people under the age of 40 are diagnosed with breast cancer every year.
- 7 people under the age of 40, on average, are diagnosed with breast cancer every day.
- Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women under 50.
- In females aged 25-49, breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death, accounting for almost a third (31%) of all cancer deaths in this group in 2016-2018.