News about breast cancer: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
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Pippa Boardman, a resident of Cornwall, learned about her cancer from an acquaintance working at Royal Cornwall Hospital, who accessed her medical records two days before her consultation. The hospital apologised only after the BBC got in touch and conducted an investigation. The incident occurred against the backdrop of other recent NHS data breaches.
Javlon TursunovThe Republican Oncology Center presented the results of mammographic screening from 2021 to June 2025: more than 2.6 million women were examined, cancer was detected in 6,702, with 78% at early stages. Since 2024, free screening has been available for women over 45.
Madina UsmonovaUzbekistan is holding a Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, 4,793 new cases and 2,085 deaths among women were registered in the country in 2024. Onco-mammologist Lola Zokirova and obstetrician-gynecologist Dilfuza Aniyozova told Gazeta about symptoms, risk factors, the mammographic screening program and the problem of late presentation, including turning to folk healers.
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