Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Australian women (after non-melanoma skin cancer), with more than 12,126 new cases diagnosed each year. It’s also the most common cause of cancer death among Australian women.
While opportunities to prevent breast cancer are limited, early detection provides the best chance of reducing death and illness from the disease.
This position statement, developed by Cancer Council Australia’s Public Health Committee, provides women with background information and recommendations in relation to the early detection of breast cancer through mammograms and by being ‘breast aware’.
This page was last updated May 2008
This position statement was last reviewed May 2004