Breast Test Wales' annual report says it is 'on course' to reduce breast cancer deaths by 25 per cent by 2002. More than 3,700 cases have been detected since it was set up 10 years ago, helping to cut death rates among women aged 55 to 69 from 109 per 100,000 in 1998 to 88 per 100,000 in 1997 - a fall of 19 per cent.
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