Wednesday, 29 September 2010 – All the various types of this deadly disease can be devastating for the individuals and their families, but it’s breast cancer that appears to be the biggest problem in this country. According to available statistics, about 600,000 women die annually from the disease.
And this figure mainly represents women living in the urban centres. But if the situation in the rural areas, where screening, detection and treatment facilities are lacking, could be brought into focus, the death toll would definitely be higher.
According to an eight-year study by the Aga Khan Health Services, Tanzania, the country ranks among those worst affected by the disease in the world, especially among women aged between 20 and 40, who are at the greatest risk.
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