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How countries like Australia could prevent one in four breast cancers

Jill Margo
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Gross inequities in the way breast cancer is managed around the world represent “a global blunder”, according to a major international report on the disease.

The Lancet Commission on Breast Cancer says this is now the world’s most common cancer and predicts it will cause a million deaths a year by 2040.

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Jill Margo is based in the Sydney office. Jill has won multiple prizes, including two Walkley Awards and is an adjunct associate professor at School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia. Connect with Jill on Twitter. Email Jill at jmargo@afr.com

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