Breast cancer on the rise in China
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="breast">breast</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="incidence">incidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="GE">GE</span> <span word="Healthcare">Healthcare</span>.</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="contributing">contributing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="menopausal">menopausal</span> <span word="hormonal">hormonal</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="compounded">compounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>, <span word="presenting">presenting</span> <span word="a">a</span> '<span word="ticking">ticking</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span>' <span word="which">which</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="policymakers">policymakers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defuse">defuse</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Bengt">Bengt</span> <span word="Jonsson">Jonsson</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Stockholm">Stockholm</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>, 15 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="life">life</span>" <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="breast">breast</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="incidence">incidence</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008. <span word="Breast">Breast</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>.</p><p><span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="undergoing">undergoing</span> <span word="mammograms">mammograms</span>, <span word="GE">GE</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="outpaces">outpaces</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="breast">breast</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="diagnoses">diagnoses</span>: <span word="One">One</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lifetimes">lifetimes</span>; <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 40 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span>.</p>
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