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Breast Cancer Deaths Record Low 乳腺癌死亡率创新低 　　The number of women dying from breast cancer has fallen to a record low by dropping under 12,000 a year for the first time since records began.　妇女死于乳腺癌的记录已经下降到了历史最低，一年中死于乳腺癌的人数降到不足12000人，这是有史第一次 The Cancer Research UK data showed that 11,990 women died in the UK in 2007. 英国癌症研究中心的数据显示，2007年英国妇女死于乳腺癌的人数是11990。 The previous lowest figure had been recorded in 1971-the year records began after which it rose steadily year by year until the late 1980s. 先前的最低点是在1971年，即开始做该统计的那一年。之后，直到20世纪80年代末期，死亡率逐年攀升。 Professor Peter Johnson, Cancer Research UKs chief c