Dispelling myths around breast cancer in Africa is important so that treatment care can focus on the dire socio-economic ...

Breast cancer, according to Breast Imaging Society of South Africa (Bissa), the most prevalent cancer among South African women, is increasingly being detected in women under 40, a trend that mirrors ...

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While patients battle breast cancer, clinical executive at Profmed Justine Lacy highlighted that the journey to healing is financially daunting. Profmed is one of South Africa’s longest-running ...

In 2022, the number of new cancer cases in Africa has shown a growing number of cancer incidences compared to 2020. Breast cancer was Africa's leading cause of cancer-related deaths, followed by ...

A group of African women leaders have come together to form the Africa Breast Cancer Council, with the support of Roche, one of the world’s largest biotech companies. Source: Pexels. The Africa ...

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There are many myths about breast cancer, particularly in Africa with its rich diversity of people, different genetic ...

which drastically reduces survival chances and increases treatment costs” The formation of the council comes at a time when breast cancer survival rates in sub-Saharan Africa are alarmingly low.

There are many myths about breast cancer, particularly in Africa with its rich diversity of people, different genetic backgrounds and ancestral histories. An advertising campaign from the US ...