Breast cancer mortality at 'historic low'

BREAST cancer mortality is currently at historically low levels, with 43 deaths from the disease per 100,000 women in Australia.

But three women in their 50s and 60s die each day from the disease, which is the second most common cause of cancer-related death for women after lung cancer.

More than 1.7 million women had a mammogram through Breast Screen Australia in 2009/10, according to the figures from the Australian Institute of Health and welfare (AIHW) published on Wednesday.

About 55 per cent of the target group - women aged 50 to 69 - were screened that year.

Participation rates remain steady at between 55 and 57 per cent since 1997. Reporting only began the previous year when 52 per cent of the target group participated.

Deaths in the main target group have dropped 37 per cent since national screening was introduced in 1991, from 68 to the current historic low of 43 deaths per 100,000 women.

About 19 women aged 50 to 69 are diagnosed with breast cancer every day.

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