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WHO Global Breast Cancer Initiative

WHO Fact Sheet: Breast Cancer

UN product

02 Oct 2025

Key factsBreast cancer caused an estimated 670 000 deaths globally in 2022.Roughly half of all breast cancers occur in women with no specific risk factors other than sex and age.Breast cancer was the most common cancer in wom...

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WHO GBCI

Breast cancer overall survival, annual risks of death, and survival gap apportionment in sub-Saharan Africa (ABC-DO): 7-year follow-up of a prospective cohort study

29 Sep 2025

Researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and partner institutions across Africa have completed a 7-year follow-up of women diagnosed with breast cancer in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa and found that only 1 in 3...

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IARC

Survival deficits in young women with breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: the African Breast Cancer–Disparities in Outcomes cohort

Journal Article

12 Sep 2025

Researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and partner institutions have found that women in sub-Saharan Africa who are diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 40 years have a lower survival rate than women who are...

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IARC

Body mass index and breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women with and without cardiometabolic diseases: Findings from two prospective cohort studies in Europe

Journal Article

24 Jul 2025

BackgroundAdiposity, measured by body mass index (BMI), is a known risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer. However, whether the association of BMI with breast cancer risk differs among women with and without cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) or ty...

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MD Anderson (University of Texas MDA)

ECHO MIMIC Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Mammography Quality Improvement In the Caribbean

Webinar

12 Jun 2025

Regional learning program for improving the quality of mammograms in The Caribbean. MD Anderson and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in a joint collaboration convene to share best practices, tools, and resources to support capacity buildin...

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MD anderson (University of Texas MDA)

Breast in Africa ECHO

Webinar

12 Jun 2025

Project BREAST IN AFRICA ECHO is a regional learning program for improving the quality of mammograms in Africa. MD Anderson convenes to share best practices, tools, and resources to support capacity building for mammography technicians using tele-men...

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MD anderson (University of Texas MDA)

Global Breast Imaging Webinars

Webinar

12 Jun 2025

Hosted by MD Anderson Cancer Center in collaboration with Pan American Health Organization focused on Breast Imaging. Facilitator: Dr. Toma OmofoyeRecurrence: Bi-weeklyTime: Wednesday, 7:00 AM CST

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MD Anderson (University of Texas MDA)

Breast Cancer Lecture Series - MD Anderson Cancer Center and Dharmais Cancer Hospital Collaboration

Webinar

12 Jun 2025

Lecture series focusing on multidisciplinary and innovative approaches for breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. The lectures will be conducted virtually via Zoom for 1 hour with an invited MD Anderson specialist and an opportunity for questions and...

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MD Anderson

Project NOTRE (Indonesia Breast Cancer ECHO)

Webinar

12 Jun 2025

Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Project NOTRE (Indonesia Breast Cancer ECHO) Collaboration between MD Anderson Cancer Center and Dharmais Hospital to improve breast cancer outcomes through standardized cancer diagnosis and management...

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Ecancer

Grand Rounds in Breast Cancer

Webinar

04 Jun 2025

Lecture series on Breast Cancer by ecancer To help improve the quality of breast cancer care globally, a collaboration of leading partners has created the Grand Rounds in Breast Cancer series of educational webinars. These sessions with ecancer...

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