There has been a significant decrease in the number of breast cancer cases presented, as a total of 355 cases were presented in 2015 of which 98% were women and 2 percent men while 37 cases were presented last year.
This was highlighted at the launch of the of the Fiji Dairy Pinktober Campaign while speaking at the launch Health Minister Rosy Akbar also highlighted that the youngest person diagnosed with breast cancer is 17-years-old.
Akbar stressed that the reduction of cases can be attributed to women coming in for early detection and intervention and this must continue.
Breast Cancer is also the leading cause of deaths in women in Fiji.
The Health Minister says that taboos continue to be broken with the ability to talk about sensitive issues such as breast cancer.
She says that as a result in 2015, 136 deaths were caused by breast cancer whereas in 2016 there were 145 deaths and so far this year 45 deaths were recorded.
Akbar adds that there is still a need to create more awareness with regards to breast cancer, early detections and interventions.
