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...China, as in most other emerging economies, breast cancer is a relatively new concern, something that both patients and doctors are only haltingly learning how to treat. Previously a malady that mostly afflicted white, affluent women in the industrial hubs of North America and Western Europe, breast cancer is everywhere. Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America have all seen their caseloads spike. By 2020, 70% of all breast-cancer cases worldwide will be in developing countries...
...breast-cancer advocacy group Susan G. Komen for the Cure convened an international conference of doctors, advocates and survivors in Budapest. The delegates shared stories from more than 30 countries, and the differences among them were stark. In the U.S., an estimated $8.1 billion is spent to diagnose and treat breast cancer each year, and the ubiquity of mammography machines, clinics and specialists shows what that money can buy. In Pune, India, by contrast, home to 3.5 million women, there is just one facility that provides comprehensive breast-cancer services. Half of all Indian women with the disease go entirely...
...While the risk factors for a disease may cross borders freely, the cultural understanding it takes to treat it doesn't. Americans may live in a world of pink ribbons and LIVESTRONG bracelets, but in other parts of the globe, breast cancer is still a shameful secret. Every three minutes an Egyptian woman is informed that she has the illness, and one of her first fears is that her husband will leave her. Secrecy leads not only to misery but also to misinformation. In India, women with breast cancer may be forced to use separate plates and spoons because...
...truly vital that we share what we know about how to detect and treat the disease, especially in the Third World, where resources may be woefully lacking. There are 3.5 million women in the Indian city of Pune, and there is one comprehensive breast-care facility there. In South Africa only 5% of breast cancers are caught in their earliest stage. In the U.S. it's 50%. In Kenya, a woman with the disease may have no hope at all unless she can travel elsewhere for treatment. "You just sit and wait for your death," Mary Onyango, a Kenyan breast...
...importance of the Congress, where President Hu Jintao and his "Populist" supporters are fighting to gain the upper hand over a rival faction in the Party, the so-called "Elitist" group. Whichever side wins the struggle, it's unlikely to make much difference in the way the security forces treat dissenting voices like Li's. For now, however, the crude brutality of the attack has, if anything, made him more determined to persevere. In reply to a question about whether he would do what the men wanted and leave Beijing, Li's answer was simple: "My office is in Beijing...