Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK
Around 1 in 10 women at sometime during their life will be affected by Breast Cancer. It can now be treated very effectively and most women who develop breast cancer will be permanently cured following treatment. However, they will need regular breast cancer surveillance with mammography.
Over 6,000 women are referred to the RUH Breast Unit every year, about 400 of these will be diagnosed with cancer. The vast majority of patients are women, but the unit also sees men with breast problems, 2 or 3 of whom will have breast cancer.
