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Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the world today. |
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4.4 million Women are alive today in whom breast cancer was
diagnosed within the last five years. |
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Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths
among women worldwide. |
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Breast cancer incidence is on the rise in India. In 2001 there were
approximately 80,000 new breast cancer cases. |
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Region |
New Cases
(2000) |
Deaths
(2000) |
Deaths Per
New Case |
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Eastern Africa
Middle Africa
Northern Africa
Southern Africa
Western Africa |
13,615
3,902
18,724
5,537
17,389 |
6,119
1,775
8,388
2,504
7,830 |
44.9%
45.5%
44.8%
45.2%
45.0% |
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Caribbean
Central America
South America
Northern America
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6,210
18,663
69,924
202,044 |
2,310
5,888
22,735
51,184 |
37.2%
31.6%
32.5%
25.3%
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Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia
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142,656
55,907 |
38,826
24,961 |
27.2%
44.7%
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South Central Asia*
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129,620 |
62,212 |
48.0%
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Western Asia
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20,155 |
8,459
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42.0%
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Eastern Europe
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
Western Europe
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110,975
54,551
65,284
115,308 |
43,058
20,992
25,205
40,443
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38.8%
38.9%
38.6%
35.1%
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Australia / New Zealand
Melanesia
Micronesia
Polynesia
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12,748
470
62
127 |
3,427
209
28
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26.9%
44.5%
45.2%
45.7%
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Source: J.Ferlay, F. Bray, P. Pisani and D.M. Parkin. GLOBOCAN 2000: Cancer
Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence Worldwide, Version 1.0 IARC CancerBase No.
5. Lyon, IAECPress, 2001.
*South Central Asia defined as: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran,
Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
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Globally nearly 500,000 new cases are reported yearly with 274,000
deaths, about 83% of these cases occur in the developing countries
where screening programs are not established.
The highest absolute numbers of cervical cancer cases occur in Asia.
In India, an estimated 132,000 new cases or more than one-fourth of
the world-wide total are reported annually.
There are 1.4 million women worldwide with cervical cancer, and up
to 7 million worldwide may have precancerous lesions that need to
be identified and treated before they turn cancerous and lethal.
A mother's death dramatically compromises the health of the family,
especially the health of the children. These deaths are avoidable
with timely screening and treatment.
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