Breast cancer kills more than HIV/AIDS

"Therefore, we need to encourage prevention and early detection in order to lower these statistics to acceptable levels," Julia Bindonde said at the Breast Cancer Awareness Day in Gaborone on Saturday. She stated that in Botswana, cancer of the breast is the second most common type of the disease and usually it is detected in its last stages.

She encouraged women to make use of the services offered by Reach for Recovery, a support group of breast cancer survivors. She advised women to go for screening, self-examination and free counselling provided by a centre established by the group. She said that 50% of patients survive if cancer is detected early.