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Article: Zonta Club of Makati on breast cancer awareness.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- October 1, 2002
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THE whole world celebrates this month Breast Cancer Awareness as it reaffirms the magnitude of the illness that has plagued many of our countrymen, predominantly our women.
We have come across recent data that show us that breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. Observers have even referred to it as the "foremost cancer" in women.
The incidence of breast cancer in our country, according to data released in 1998, reveal that there are close to 10,000 cases out of around 38,000 cancer cases among females.
The Philippines leads the whole of Asia in the incidence of this type of cancer and, to some extent, runs ...