More women dying from breast and cervical cancer at a younger age in developing countries

The number of cases and deaths from breast and cervical cancer are rising in most countries, especially in the developing world where more women are dying at younger ages, according to a new global analysis. Breast cancer cases more than doubled around the world in just three decades, from 641,000 cases in 1980 to 1.6 million cases in 2010. During that same period, deaths from breast cancer rose from 250,000 to 425,000 in 2010.

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