Curriculum
BREAST CANCER
INTRODUCTION
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WHAT IS BREAST CANCER?
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AM I AT RISK OF HAVING BREAST CANCER?
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WHAT SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS INDICATE BREAST CANCER?
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TESTING FOR BREAST CANCER
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CAN BREAST CANCER WORSEN WITH TIME?
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IS BREAST CANCER CURABLE?
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MYTH BUSTERS
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Text lesson
Fact Box | Breast cancer in numbers
- Breast cancer exists in every country around the world.
- 670,000 people worldwide died from breast cancer in 2022.
- About 0.5–1% of breast cancer cases occur in men.
- In USA male patients had 19% higher mortality than females.
- Breast cancer was the most common cancer in women in 157 of 185 countries in 2022.
- In Rwanda, there were 1,131 cases reported in 2018, expected to rise to 2,420 by 2040
