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Table 1 Chances of the development of, and death from, breast cancer within the next 10 years for a cohort of 1000 women. With permission from Fletcher SW, Elmore JG. Clinical practice: Mammographic screening for breast cancer. NEJM 2003; 348(17):1672–1680 Reproduced with permission of Massachusetts Medical Society

From: Confronting the challenges of the menopausal transition

Age

Cases of invasive breast cancer

Death from breast cancer (per 1000 women)

Death from any cause

40 yrs

15

2

21

50 yrs

28

5

55

60 yrs

37

7

126

70 yrs

43

9

309

80 yrs

35

11

670