In the UAE, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer, with the number of breast cancer cases having increased by around 20 per cent since 2009, states the DHA. It is an X-ray of the breast, and can detect cancer before women notice any signs.
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Breast cancer deaths rates have declined from 8.7 per 100,000 women in 2009 to five per 100,000 women in 2014, with late detection of the disease going down from 64 per cent in 2009 to 16 per cent in 2013. Overall, 124.3 black women per 100,000 were diagnosed with breast cancer in those years, compared to 128.1 for white women.
Experts think white women have had higher rates for several reasons.
Indeed, breast cancer researcher extraordinaire Dr. Bernard Fisher argues that by the time the cancer can be detected, it has already become a systemic disease.
Dr Daniel Rea, chairman of the NCRI breast cancer clinical studies group, said: “This study highlights that women aren’t always aware that lifestyle changes can have an impact on breast cancer risk”.
However, the charity CRUK at the helm of the finding said that there were definitely other factors that played a role in detection of cases and were easier to tackle. What is it in African-American women that makes them more likely to die from a diagnosis or after a diagnosis of breast cancer than white women? The obesity rate in black women was 58 percent during the 2009 to 2012 period, up from 39 percent from 1999 to 2002.
According to Cancer Research United Kingdom, more than a quarter of breast cancer cases in the United Kingdom each year could be prevented through women leading healthier lifestyles, such as keeping a normal weight and drinking less alcohol.
“There is growing evidence that high levels of fruit and vegetable consumption may reduce the risk of hormone-receptor-negative breast cancer”.
But the same has not been true for breast cancer.
Even then, medical advancements and breakthroughs mean that treatment options are constantly changing, but one thing remains the same. They are also more likely to be diagnosed at later stages and have the lowest survival at each stage of diagnosis. It also suggested that after the age of 55 the screening should be conducted after every one year.
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The American Cancer Society claims these revised guidelines are a result of extensive research that demonstrates cancer screenings for women younger than 45 have more risks than benefits.
