Breast cancer could cost UK economy £4.2bn by 2050, report suggests

There are around 56,000 new cases of breast cancer every year (Jeff Moore/PA) - (PA Wire)

The cost of breast cancer to the UK economy could rise by almost a third to £4.2 billion in the next 25 years, according to new analysis.

The UK faces “dire consequences” unless action is taken to give “everyone an equal chance of the best diagnosis, treatment and care”, the charity Breast Cancer Now warned.