Breast and Cervical Cancer

[Mowbray]

I am told by friend that breast and cervical cancer, both at the same time, are very common in women who are going through the menopause.

is this true or is someone trying to keep my spirits up about my dear mother?

[Ouisch]

According to Statistics Online:

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in England. In 2003 there were around 36,500 new cases diagnosed, representing 32 per cent of all cancers in women and a rate of 120 cases per 100,000 women.

Four in five new cases are diagnosed in women aged 50 and over, with the peak in the 50 to 64 age group.

 

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=575