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“Cancer, a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body, is now the third leading cause of death nationwide”
In 2020, there were an estimated 684,996 deaths from breast cancer, with a disproportionate number of these deaths occurring in low-resource settings. Globally, nearly 10 million people die from cancer every year, and, experts say, more than 40 percent of cancer-related death could be preventable as they are linked to modifiable risk factors such as smoking, alcohol use, poor diet and physical inactivity.
Based on projected population aging and growth, the global burden of cancer is set to increase by more than 60 percent by 2040, from 18.1 million new cases in 2018 to a predicted 29.4 million cases in the year 2040. Cancer, a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body, is now the third leading cause of death nationwide, with lung cancer ranking number one in mortality.
Breast cancer, which experts say should be diagnosed at an early stage, is the most common cancer worldwide and the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. The goal: reduce breast cancer mortality by 2.5 percent per year.Since the 1980s, there has been a 40 percent reduction in breast cancer mortality in high-income countries. This has yet to be achieved in the majority of low- and middle-income countries.
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