Cervical and Breast cancer are the most common malignancies in women. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide accounting for 12% of all cancer deaths in women in developing countries. Lack of adequate data collection in underdeveloped and developing nations probably leads to an underestimate of the actual prevalence of these lethal cancers. There are no programs in place for cancer screening; the incidence of these cancers is now reaching epidemic proportions in these countries. Our mission is to introduce cost efficient screening programs delivered through fixed site or mobile Well Woman's Clinics. Identifying dependable, dedicated local partners is a key to success and we are looking to partner with individuals and NGO's with a proven track record. Lack of adequate knowledge of the disease amongst health care professionals and women is also responsible for delayed diagnosis, a large majority of these cancers are diagnosed in Stage 111 and IV when the cancer is incurable. Finding early stage cancers is our goal.

Our efforts will be initially focus on the following regions: South Asia, which is the world's most populous and an underdeveloped region, South East Asia, South America.

Cancer is emerging as a major public health crisis in South Asia. Cancer death rates in the developing world are quickly exceeding those of AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. This dramatic escalation in cancer incidence is partly due to South Asia's exploding population - specifically, India's population of one billion accounts for a substantial percentage of the South Asia's total population. Rising cancer rates can also be contributed to a dramatic increase in life expectancy as a result of the improved control of most communicable diseases, as well as lack access to quality health care.

According to recently released data from the Cancer Atlas of India, cervical and breast cancer combined constitute 54 percent of all cancers in Indian women. Traditionally, cervical cancer has been the leading cause of cancer death among Indian women. However, breast cancer is rapidly advancing in India.
 
     
  Cancer is emerging as a major public health problem in the
developing countries of South Asia. Death rates due to cancer in the
developing world are quickly exceeding those of AIDS, malaria, and
TB combined. The dramatic increase in the cancer incidence in the
developing countries is partly due to the increase in population as
well as a dramatic increase in life expectancy as a result of improved
control of most communicable diseases. In India for example there
has been a 21.3% growth and increase of life expectancy from 32 to
63 years.

The two most common cancers of women in south Asia are cervical
and breast cancer. According to the recently released data from the
first ever cancer atlas of India, 54% of the cancers affecting women
are Cervical and Breast cancers. About 70% of these cancers are
diagnosed in an advanced stage of the disease precluding adequate
cure.

There is an urgent need for a massive effort to aid in the fight against
the cancer epidemic in these countries. The idea of the Woman’s
cancer foundation was conceived to try to assist in this goal.
 
     
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