According to experts from the International Cancer Research Center (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO), the estimates reflect inequities in breast cancer with respect to the Human Development Index (HDI) worldwide. .
“Women in low HDI countries are 50% less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than those in high HDI countries, yet they are at much higher risk of dying from the disease due to to late diagnosis and inadequate access to quality treatment,” Dr. Isabelle Soerjomataram, Deputy Head of the Cancer Surveillance Branch at IARC.
Research indicates that in countries with a very high HDI, 1 in 12 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and 1 in 71 will die from the disease, while in countries with a low HDI, Only one in 27 women will be diagnosed during their lifetime, and 1 in 48 will die from this cause.
In addition to the above, the recent WHO global survey exposes the lack of financial protection against cancer around the world, emphasizing lower-income countries, where the population cannot access basic care for the treatment of cancer. disease.
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