STATISTICS

• Cancer accounts for 12.5% of world deaths, greater than death due to HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria put together.
• By 2020, 15 million new cases of cancer are expected yearly, 70% of which will occur in developing countries.
• Forecasted, 1 million cases yearly in African countries by 2020 with 500,000 expected in Nigeria alone.
• Breast cancer incidence is on the rise among African women.
• The second principal cause of death among African Women.
• Peak age of occurrence among black women is 30 to 40 years (10 years earlier than Caucasian women).
• Late presentation is the hallmark of breast cancer and other cancers among African men & women.
• 80% of African women present late compared to 30% in developed countries.
• Presentation is so late that treatment is not beneficial.
• 5-year survival is 10% for Africa compared to 70% in developed countries.

AFRICAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN CANCER (AORTIC)
WWW.AFRICA.AORTIC.ORG

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
1-800-ACS-2345
WWW.CANCER.ORG

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
1-800-843-8114
WWW.AICR.ORG

AMERICAN MEDICAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
703-838-0500
WWW.AMWA-DOC.ORG

CANCER INFORMATION SERVICES
1-800-4-CANCER
WWW.CANCERNET.NCI.NIH.GOV

CANCER ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA (CANSA)
WWW.CANSA.ORG.ZA

HOSPICE AFRICA UGANDA NEWSLETTER
WWW.HOSPICEAFRICA.OR.UR

INTERNATIONAL GYNECOLOGIC CANCER SOCIETY (IGCS)
WWW.IGCS.ORG

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH (INCTR)
WWW.INCTR.ORG

INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST CANCER
011-41-22-809-18-11
WWW.UICC.CH

MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
WWW.MDANDERSON.ORG
WWW.MDANDERSON.ORG/CONFERENCES

NATIONAL COALITION FOR CANCER SURVIVORSHIP
1-877-NCCS-YES
WWW.CANSEARCH.ORG

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
WWW.IARC.FR/INDEX.HTML

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