Pink Ribbon Month, Awareness is key
Deccan ChronicleOctober is observed all over the world as the Pink Ribbon Month or Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Scary statistics According to the World Health Organisation, breast cancer results in the death of around 6.85 lakh women annually. Globocan quotes the latest available statistics for 2018 in India to show that breast cancer has overtaken cervical cancer to become the most common cancer affecting women. High income countries detect breast cancer early and have a 70%-80% chance of cure, whereas in low-to-middle income countries like India, it is diagnosed late with poorer survival chances.” The proportion of young patients varies from 10% in developed countries to up to 25% in developing Asian countries, Dr Abhilash says. Diagnosing breast cancer in younger women is more difficult because their breast tissue is generally denser than the breast tissue in older women, and routine screening is not recommended, the doctor points out.
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