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According to WHO, breast cancer affects an additional 1.38 million people every year iStock / klebercordeiro

By: Caroline Paré Follow

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According to the WHO, breast cancer affects an additional 1.38 million people each year, and causes 458,000 deaths.

It is the first cancer in women, in developed and developing countries alike.

Each year, this month of October is, in countries all over the world, dedicated to awareness raising, in order to draw more attention to this disease and promote awareness.

Publicity

What access to screening?

What care for people with the disease?

What innovations in treatment and supportive care?

• Dr Nasrine Callet

  , gynecologist oncologist at the Institut Curie, in Paris.

• Célestin Katshunga Madi,

  Coordinator of the NGO ASSICAS International DRC, in charge of preventing and combating breast and cervical cancer in the DRC.

• Béatrice Thomas,

  patient partner at Institut Curie.

At the end of the program we find the sport and health column of

doctor of the French Judo team.

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