The report states that by 2040, the number of people dying from the disease will reach 1 million each year.

New Delhi:

Breast cancer, now the world’s most common cancer-causing disease, could kill 1 million people a year by 2040, a new Lancet commission has found.

The report said that in the five years to the end of 2020, about 7.8 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer, and about 685,000 women died from the disease in the same year.

The committee estimates that global breast cancer cases will increase from 2.3 million in 2020 to more than 3 million in 2040, with low- and middle-income countries being “disproportionately affected”.

The report adds that by 2040, the number of people dying from the disease will reach 1 million each year.

The Lancet report noted that breast cancer creates “glaring inequalities” and brings symptoms, despair and financial burden, which are often “hidden and under-addressed”.

The committee made recommendations to address the challenges of breast cancer, recommending improved communication between patients and health professionals as an important intervention that can improve quality of life, body image and treatment compliance, and have a positive impact on survival.

“Historically, women’s basic human rights have been treated with less respect than men’s in all settings,” said Reshma Jagsi of Emory University School of Medicine in the US. had an impact.”

“Every healthcare professional should receive some form of communication skills training. Improving the quality of communication between patients and healthcare professionals, while seemingly simple, can have profound positive impacts that extend far beyond breast cancer The specific scope of management,” Jagesh said.

“Patients should be encouraged to express their opinions and choose their level of involvement in care decisions,” she added.

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