How many women in Ms. Stronachs age group get breast cancer?
Canadian statistics are that roughly 20 per cent of female breast cancer cases are diagnosed in women under the age of 50. So in 2007, of the 22,300 total breast cancer cases, 4,415 cases occurred in women younger than 50. In her 40s, a Canadian woman has a one-in-235 risk of breast cancer, whereas in her 50s, her risk increases to one in 54. While breast cancer remains the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Canadian women, the incidence rate of new cases has stabilized since 1993. Since 1988, the death rate has dropped 19 per cent. The reasons for these trends are still unclear; it may be that early disease detection has translated into lower mortality. Will Ms. Stronach have to be monitored still? She will need to be examined by a doctor for recurrence on a regular basis. She will require both a clinical exam of the remaining breast and the implant as well as mammography of the remaining breast.
