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Article

26 Oct 2013

Author:
Roderick L. Abad, Business Mirror (Philippines)

Health-care company warns Filipino women on rise of breast cancer cases

[T]echnology firm General Electric (GE) has admonished Filipino women to be aware of the alarming fact that the Philippines is one of the countries with high incidence rate of breast cancer…[T]he Philippines is ranked eighth globally in terms of breast-cancer prevalence…As per the latest global study commissioned by GE Healthcare a couple of weeks ago, she noted the increasing rate of mortality and incidence of breast cancer, especially in the developing world…To help raise consciousness about breast cancer, GE joined in the national observance of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month through a gathering of its employees, together with their families and friends, as well as concerned government agencies and medical institution-partners...