�Breast Cancer is preventable,� says Seipone

“Breast cancer is the third most common cancer in women in Botswana. It is rare in men but does occur. It is second to cervical cancer as the cause of cancer related deaths in Botswana although breast cancer is curable when diagnosed early,” she said.

Seipone added that in Botswana, more than 80 percent of patients presenting with either locally advanced or metastatic disease were diagnosed with breast cancer. That, she said led to high incidence of mortality and very high cost and expense for the Government.