Claim: Breast cancer is the second most common cancer affecting women after cervical cancer and accounts for 13 percent of all cancers affecting women.
Fact-check: Breast cancer now second most common cancer among Zimbabwean women - FactCheckZW
Verdict: true breast cancer is, indeed, the second most common cancer affecting women in zimbabwe after cervical cancer and accounted for 13 percent of all cancers affecting women in 2019. by 2023, it accounted for 16.1%. awareness is needed to reduce mortality and address the 3 delays - the delay in seeking advice because of fear and ignorance of breast cancer, and the crippling costs of treatment; the delay caused by nurses who do not have the basic knowledge and skills to recognise and refer suspicious lumps, and lastly, a staggering shortage of specialist staff and equipment, delaying diagnosis and treatment further still.
Organisation: FactCheckZW
Author: Lifaqane Nare
Date published: 2024-10-10T10:43:22