In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Motives® is honored to feature seven extraordinary breast cancer survivors representing seven different countries, including Tsai from Taiwan. While each woman was given a special day to be pampered with a free makeover by a Motives Certified Trainer, we hope you will agree that the real beauty comes from each woman’s willingness to share her story with the world and find the strength to leave us with words of encouragement.
We hope you will be inspired and encouraged by each woman’s story — and please take a moment to review the statistics on breast cancer below. Then, click the link that will guide you through your own self-examination. Remember: Self-examination can lead to early detection, which is key to saving lives, including yours!
Breast Cancer Statistics
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in 140 of 184 countries worldwide. Globally, breast cancer now represents one in four of all cancers in women.*
*World Cancer Research Fund International
Breast Cancer Statistics (Taiwan)
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in Taiwan with a peak occurrence (188-194 per 100 thousand) for those ranging from 45-69 years old. According to the Cause of Death Statistics published by the Ministry of Health and Welfare the Taiwan Cancer Registry done by the Health Promotion Administration, breast cancer in women has become more common in the past 20 years. It’s age-standardized incidence rates have went from 30 per 100 thousand (0.03%) to 78.9 per 100 thousand (0.0789%). Every year, over ten thousand women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Taiwan and around 2,000 women die from breast cancer in Taiwan. That’s around 31 women diagnosed with breast cancer and 6 precious lives lost to it per day.
乳癌為台灣婦女發生率第1位之癌症，發生高峰約在45-69歲之間，約為每十萬名婦女188-194人。依據衛生福利部死因統計及國民健康署癌症登記資料顯示，女性乳癌發生率飆升最快，20年來，從每10萬人口30人左右的發生率（0.03%），飆升到每10萬人口78.9人的發生率（0.0789%），每年有逾萬位婦女罹患乳癌，逾2,000名婦女死於乳癌，相當於每天約31位婦女被診斷罹患乳癌、6位婦女因乳癌而失去寶貴性命。
Breast Cancer Foundation –
財團法人乳癌防治基金會
電話TEL：886-2-2392-4115
傳真FAX：886-2-2341-2506
電郵Email：breastcf@ms18.hinet.net
Cause of Death Statistics
死因統計
Cancer Prevention and Control
乳癌登記年度報告