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Breast cancer, or mammary carcinoma, is a malignant growth (carcinoma) occurring mainly in the breast (mamma) of women . Breast cancer is associated with changes in the breast tissue that lead to the formation of one or more malignant tumours. 1
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. It accounts for approximately 5,400 new cases per year and 30% of all tumours in Austria. One out of eight women will develop breast cancer at some point in her life. 2
The incidence of breast cancer depends mainly on age. The table below gives an overview of how many women out of 1,000 develop breast cancer: 16,17
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