In the developing world, breast cancer incidents are
increasing. The chances of survival are currently very low due to late
diagnoses and the fact that there are limited resources for treatment. In
developing countries, the cases have been stabilizing or decreasing. In other
words, the death rates were in fact decreasing. In some countries, breast cancer is one of the
major cancers a person can have. The women that do not die because of the
cancer, may go through disability or have negative side effects that are
results from the treatment they received. Many developing countries are battling
with this issue because they lack the proper or up to date technology to deal
with, diagnose, and cure cancer. The disease is an economic burden in
developing countries. They also have a low consumer rate that discusses and goes
into detail when educating women about the benefits that can come with getting
screened for breast cancer annually.
When I read this article I think of the effect that
breast cancer has on my family. Almost everyone knows someone that has been affected
by this disease but I never thought about how poorer countries deal with it
from an economical point of view. The amount of money that poor countries can
dedicate to one single disease is limited. I can understand why many women in the
developing world are getting late diagnosis if any diagnoses at all. The lack
of education about breast cancer and how important it is to get screened annually
could be a reason why the death rates in other countries are raising. It is
costly to make advertisement to tell women to get screened for breast cancer.
It is also very costly to treat all the women that have breast cancer. A
solution for this issue could be to send American doctors to other countries to
assist with dealing with this disease in other countries.
Khadijah Tucker
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