Breast cancer rate higher for Irish women

More Irish women of working age are being diagnosed with breast cancer compared to other European countries.

A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit has found, that in Ireland, 66% of women are diagnosed before the age of 65 compared to 55% across the EU.

Women aged 40 to 60, the years where breast cancer risk and employment most overlap, are a growing part of the workforce. However, the report found return-to-work rates varied considerably across the 10 countries studied, including Ireland.