#PODCAST Breast Imagining Society of South Africa discuss the importance of screening as October marks #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - One in 27 South African women are diagnosed with breast cancer. That's according to the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA). The non-profit organisation further reports that breast cancer makes up 23-percent of all cancers diagnosed in the country. October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month and health professionals are now calling for women of ALL ages to conduct regular self-examinations. Dr Eugene Jooste, member of the Breast Imagining Society of South Africa says although breast cancer becomes more common as one gets older, the disease is on the rise amongst women in their thirties...