Approximately half the death rate of heart disease. If you do something positive in both cases you can swing the odds in your favour. Do nothing the the odds stack against you. And the difference between a small curable cancer and a large fatal cancer is time. It could be years or just a few months.
Early diagnosis can lead to cure but delay is dangerous.
Untreated often fatal. But it can and is being cured. The sheer relief will be worth the effort. Remember usually pain is only present in advanced cancer. Fortunately cancer of the cervix and the breast are relatively easy to detect, provided you look for them, and they can be treated earilier and more successfully.