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Breast Cancer is highly treatable
According to the American Cancer Society , breast cancer mainly occurs in middle-aged or older women . In fact , the median age at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis is 62 . Though it ’ s possible for women far younger than 62 to be diagnosed with breast cancer , the ACS reports that only a very small number of women younger than 45 are diagnosed with the disease each year .
Despite the average age of onset being over 60 , breast cancer is highly treatable . The World Health Organization notes that breast cancer treatments routinely achieve survival probabilities of 90 percent or higher . However , those probabilities decline considerably in lower-income countries where access to screening and other medical services is limited .
For example , the WHO notes that five-year survival rates for breast cancer routinely surpass 90 percent in high-income countries like the United States and Canada . However , those rates are as low as 40 percent in South Africa , where early detection of the disease is less likely than it is in wealthier nations .
That disparity in survival rates underscores the need for greater resource allocation in lower-income countries , but also highlights the effectiveness of screening and other measures in high-income countries where women are taught to report any abnormalities with their breasts .
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