Breast Cancer Awareness Month will run from October 1 to 31. Breast Cancer Awareness Month has kicked off worldwide Healthcare
Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicked off worldwide on October 1. This is the most common type of cancer on the planet: according to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 2.3 million new cases are registered each year. In terms of the number of deaths among women, this type of cancer ranks second after cardiovascular diseases.
The incidence of breast cancer is highest in the United States and Western Europe of all regions of the world. The sharp increase in cases in developed countries since the 1970s is believed to be partly due to changing lifestyles, with fewer children in families and shorter breastfeeding periods. The increase in cancer cases worldwide is also associated with the increase in the number of elderly people.
In 2021, the World Health Organization launched the Global Initiative to End Breast Cancer. Its main goal is to reduce the annual mortality rate by 2.5 percent by 2040, which will help save 2.5 million lives. WHO believes that this can be achieved through three key areas of action: early detection, timely diagnosis and comprehensive treatment.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month provides an opportunity for all stakeholders to review progress, reflect on and renew commitments to combat this disease, give impetus to smoothing out existing inequalities and pave the way to solving the problem of access to effective treatments.