According to a research conducted in the U.K., the number of women under the age of 50 diagnosed with cancer has increased to more than 10,000 per year.
In the present day scenario, the number of younger women under the age of 50 who have been diagnosed with breast cancer has increased dramatically. According to Cancer Research U.K., approximately 50,000 cases of breast cancer is reported in the U.K. each year. In the recent years, it has been discovered that one in every five women diagnosed with breast cancer is below the age of 50.
"Breast cancer is more common in older women but these figures show that younger women are also at risk of developing the disease," Cancer Research U.K.'s director of health information, Sara Hiom said.
According to the report, the statistics of the number of breast cancer patients reported in 2011 saw an 11 percent increase compared to what was reported in 1995. The reason as to why more young women are being diagnosed with breast cancer these days remains a mystery to scientists.
"Women of all ages who notice anything different about their breasts, including changes in size, shape or feel, a lump or thickening, nipple discharge or rash, dimpling, puckering or redness of the skin, should see their GP straight away, even if they have attended breast cancer screening," Hiom continued. "It's more likely not to be cancer but if it is, detecting it early gives the best chance of successful treatment."
