October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, which means it’s common to see pink ribbons everywhere as health advocates call for increased campaigns for awareness and prevention of the disease.
Breast cancer is well-known as a deadly condition and one of the leading causes of female death globally, but there’s more to the sickness than just the pink ribbons.
Is it a death sentence? Or is there a way to treat and manage it?
What is breast cancer?
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines breast cancer as a condition in which abnormal cells grow in the breast and lose control, forming dangerous tumors.
According to the Global Cancer Observatory, breast cancer accounted for 31.2% or 33,079 cases out of 105,912 female cancer patients.
It is also the second highest cause of cancer death with 11,857 deaths, second only to lung cancer.
If untreated, the disease can spread to o
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