Current Australian Statistics
On average, 57 Australians are diagnosed with breast cancer each and every day.
Women:
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer amongst women in Australia.
1 in 7 women will be diagnosed in their lifetime.
It is more common over the age of 40 and the risk of developing breast cancer increases as you get older with the average age of first diagnosis being 61 years of age.
Around 1,000 young women aged 40 and younger are diagnosed with breast cancer each year – that’s 3 young women every day!
Breast cancer is estimated to be the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women aged 20 - 39 years.
Men:
About 1 in 500 men are diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
Other Genders:
Trans and gender diverse people - there is no data available.
The Good News
Australia has one of the best breast cancer survival rates in the world.
The 5-year survival rate for the ACT and Southern NSW region* is 93.5% which is above the national average (92%)
*the area covered by the ACT breast cancer treatment group