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Impact of Culture, Education and Socio-Economic Status

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Breast cancer exacts a tremendous toll on the global society. One of the commonest cancers in women, with more than half of the cases in developing nations, it remains a leading cause of cancer related death. Significant variation depending on geographic location has been observed, and an increase in incident breast cancer cases has been noted internationally over the past 40 years. Studies in geographic pathology, for instance, show that incidence rates are generally highest in North America, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand. They are intermediate in Southern and Eastern European and South American countries, and lowest in Asia and Africa. In addition to the devastating effects on patients and their families, the economic costs of breast cancer are still enormous, both in terms of direct medical-care resources and in the loss of human life. (1–6).

Culture is the melting pot, which shapes living relationships between individuals, peoples and countries. It opens our minds to riches other than our own, and offers us a door to a new vision of the world. I am convinced we are enhanced by the gaze of others. From Dominique de Villepin, Indo French Waltz, August 1, 2002, In http://meadev.nic.in/govt/domini_france-toi01aug.htm

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