Report Says Developing Countries Could Prevent Cancer Deaths For $1.72 Per Person.

reports the series, “Health, Equity and Women’s Cancers” with lead author Ophira Ginsburg, MD, Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who said that cervical cancer is “an entirely preventable disease,” while “clinical breast examination screening and breast awareness campaigns are likely to be cost-effective in diagnosing early-stage breast cancer.” Ginsburg said that “a basic cancer control package could be introduced” in low and middle income countries (LMIC) at a cost of $1.72 per person. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cancer-women-idUSKBN12X01M