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Bosom Buddies is a support group initiated by breast cancer survivors, run as a project of the Breast Health Foundation.
We seek to support all those affected by breast cancer through telephonic care trees.
Breast Cancer Facts & Figures
- One in every 31 woman in South Africa is diagnosed with breast cancer.
- Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in South Africa.
- Approximately 5% of woman diagnosed in South Africa are younger than 35 years old.
- There has been an alarming increase in woman under the age of 25 being diagnosed with breast cancer.
- If breast cancer is detected early enough, there is a survival rate of more than 95%.
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