Breadcrumb What we do | Areas of focus Breast cancer Breast cancer resources Resources for breast cancer control This page regroups important resources on breast cancer control such as infographics, videos, articles and tools. Go to section Infographics Videos Virtual dialogues Key documents Social media messages Social media banners News & blogs Breast cancer infographics Breast cancer is the most common cancer for women in 154 countries. Data source: GLOBOCAN 2020 Graph production: IARC (https://gco.iarc.fr/today) World Health Organization. Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2020, breast, females, all ages Data source: GLOBOCAN 2020 Graph production: IARC (https://gco.iarc.fr/today) World Health Organization. Estimated age-standardized mortality rates (World) in 2020, breast, females, all ages | Data source: GLOBOCAN 2020 Graph production: IARC (https://gco.iarc.fr/today) World Health Organization. Breast cancer videos Breast cancer Virtual Dialogues Key documents on breast cancer Author(s): Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Author(s): World Health Organization (WHO) Breast Cancer Awareness Month ready-made social media messages Despite being the most prevalent cancer in the world, estimates suggest that by 2025, 2.5M women worldwide will die from #BreastCancer. Find out more this #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth. @uicc @who #GBCI #BreastCancer accounts for 1 in 4 cancer cases in women. How will you help raise awareness this #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth? @uicc @who #GBCI To tackle the growing #BreastCancer burden, improvements need to be made in access to early detection, timely treatment and care, palliative & survivorship care, and comprehensive data collection through robust #cancer registries. @uicc @who @GICR_IARC #GBCI Since the 1980s, there has been a 40% reduction in #BreastCancer mortality in high-income countries. This has yet to be achieved in the majority of low- and middle-income countries. @uicc @who #GBCI Every 50 seconds, somewhere in the world a woman dies from #BreastCancer. Improvements must be made in access to early detection, treatment, palliative and survivorship care, and comprehensive data collection. @uicc @who #GBCI #BreastCancerdeaths disproportionately affect individuals in low- and middle-income countries. In high-income countries, the five-year survival rates exceed 90%, while they remain at 66% in India and 40% in South Africa. @uicc @who #GBCI To reduce #BreastCancer mortality, national cancer control plans must be based on 3 pillars: health promotion and early detection timely diagnosis, and comprehensive breast cancer management. @uicc @who #GBCI Breast Cancer Awareness Month social media banners Latest news and blog articles about Breast cancer National action to improve the early detection of breast cancer Podcast "Let's talk cancer": Gautami Tadimalla – from patient to advocate Podcast "Let's talk cancer": Closing the care gap in breast cancer survival Healthy diet and physical activity can lower the risk of death after breast cancer diagnosis Did you know… MEN GET BREAST CANCER, TOO By: Cheri Ambrose UICC awards 15 new grants to improve early detection of breast cancer View more Related pages Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer globally. In the last decade, UICC has launched a series of initiatives to encourage early detection and improve access to treatment and care. UICC’s Breast Cancer programme is designed to respond to the urgent need to accelerate progress in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been celebrated every October since the nineties. It is called 'Pink October' as people around the world adopt the pink colour and display a pink ribbon to raise awareness about breast health. Tags Breast Cancer breast cancer control Last update Monday 17 April 2023 Share this page