Cancer is normally diagnosed by stage and with most cancer types there are four stages.

Stage 1 usually means that a cancer is small and contained within the organ it started in

Stage 2 usually means that the tumour is larger than in stage 1 but the cancer hasn't started to spread into the surrounding tissues. Sometimes stage 2 means that cancer cells have spread into lymph nodes close to the tumour. This depends on the particular type of cancer

Stage 3 usually means the cancer is larger. It may have started to spread into surrounding tissues and there are cancer cells in the lymph nodes nearby.

Stage 4 means the cancer has spread from where it started to another body organ. For example to the liver or lung. This is also called secondary or metastatic cancer

Cancer diagnosed at Stage 1 or 2 is considered an early diagnosis.
The data source for the national and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) population is Cancer UK and NHS Futures

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* 1. The government has set a very ambitious target that by 2028, 75% of all new cancers will be diagnosed at an early stage.
What percentage of ALL cancers are currently diagnosed at an early stage?

Cancer survival is normally measured as a five year survivial rate - the percentage of people who will still be alive five years after their initial diagnosis

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* 2. What is the five year survival rate for women diagnosed with EARLY STAGE Breast cancer?

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* 3. What percentage of women are diagnosed with breast cancer at an EARLY STAGE?

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* 4. Which of these breast symptoms MIGHT be a sign of breast cancer?

You can use this quiz to understand more about breast health and breast cancer symptoms.
https://knowyourlemons.typeform.com/thequiz?typeform-source=www.knowyourlemons.org

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* 5. All women aged between 50 and 70 will be invited to attend breast screening (mammogram).
How often are women invited in for breast screening?

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* 6. What percentage of women in BNSSG have attended their mammogram in the last three years ?

People of any gender can get breast cancer because everyone has breast tissue.
So it's good to know things like what a cancerous lump feels like, both for yourself and for a partner too.

You can find out more about breast cancer in men here
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/breast-cancer-in-men/

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* 7. Which of these famous fathers have been diagnosed with Breast Cancer?

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