Cancer is a type of disease or disorder related to malignant tumors (that is: body cells gone haywire and forming growths which are harmful for the body itself). When a person has cancer, their body has no control over cells …
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Why don’t we hear about breast cancer in men Breast Cancer in Men Why don’t we hear about breast cancer in men as much as we hear about breast cancer in women? Men can get breast cancer, too. Male breast …
Read moreWomen Breast Cancer in Africa prevention, symptoms, diagnostic and treatment Worldwide every year over one million women dying on breast cancer
Breast cancer burden Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women both in the developed and less developed world. It is estimated that worldwide over 508 000 women died in 2014 due to breast cancer (Global Health Estimates, WHO …
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Causes, Symptoms and Treatments Ovarian cancer continues to have one of the highest mortality rates of any cancer, and it is a leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States. This month, we remember the mothers, sisters, …
Read moreWhat is cervical cancer (cancer of the neck of the womb) What Gambian women must know about this deadly disease What is the cause, prevention, Testing, Vaccination and treatment in the Gambia
Worldwide Worldwide, cervical cancer is both the fourth-most common cause of cancer and deaths from cancer in women. In 2012, 528,000 cases of cervical cancer were estimated to have occurred, with 266,000 deaths. It is the second-most common cause of …
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