Help
bring joy to cancer patients by
sponsoring a Hope Basket.
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For many
patients dealing with cancer is
compounded by lack of transport back
to their homes.
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We are setting
up an Information and Support Desk
at the Cancer Diseases Hospital.read more
Titadizane Children’s Cancer Carers
Support Group (TCCCSG) comprises
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Did you
know......
Approximately 25 million persons are living with cancer throughout
the world. More people die from cancer than AIDS, tuberculosis and
malaria combined. In 2007, around 11 million new cases were
diagnosed and about 8 million people died of cancer, accounting for
about 13% of all deaths. It has been estimated that approximately
72% of these deaths occurred in developing countries. If current
trends continue, new cases of cancer will increase to 16 million per
year and more than 10 million will die. We need to take action now
because one-third of cancer cases can be prevented and another third
can be cured if detected early and treated properly.
Cancer in Zambia
- The most common cancers are cervical, Kaposi Sarcoma, bladder,
prostate and breast.
- Zambia has the second highest incidence of cervical cancer in
Africa.
- Cervical cancer ranks the 1st most frequent cancer in women in
Zambia.
- Zambia has a population of 3.17 million women ages 15 years and
older who are at risk of developing Cervical Cancer.
- Approximately 1,650 women in Zambia are diagnosed with cervical
cancer every year and 1,340 die from the disease
(about 81%). Source: World Health Organisation.
ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL CANCER
INFORMATION SERVICES GROUP (ICISG)
