Breast cancer in Lebanon
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New breast cancer cases in 2024
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Cases in women in 2012, the earlier count
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Of new cancers in women, about 2 in 5
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Breast cancer deaths in 2024, both sexes
26% deaths relative to new cases
GLOBOCAN 2024, IARC fact sheet, both sexes, deaths from the disease, opens in a new tab
Ministry of Public Health, National Cancer Registry. Cases in women, breast (C50), 2012 to 2024. 2015 is the breast-cancer table; other years are Table B. 2012, opens in a new tab · 2015, opens in a new tab · 2016, opens in a new tab · 2018, opens in a new tab · 2019, opens in a new tab · 2021, opens in a new tab · 2022, opens in a new tab · 2023, opens in a new tab · 2024, opens in a new tab
Sources and more numbers
IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, both sexes. Fact sheet (PDF), opens in a new tab
The pound has lost 98% of its value since 2019. Banks became insolvent, and more than a third of people were pushed into poverty. World Bank, opens in a new tab
IARC GLOBOCAN 2024, a separate estimate from the registry counts above: 3,404 new breast cancer cases, both sexes, 19.2% of all new cancers. 38.7% is 3,404 of 8,798 new cancers among women. Breast cancer caused 978 deaths, second among cancers. 9,615 people are living with breast cancer found in the last five years. 42,382 people are living with a cancer found in the last five years. 8,706 cancer deaths. About 1 in 4 people develops cancer before age 75 (24.2%). In the 2024 registry table, the largest age group among women was 55–59 (548 of 3,754). IARC fact sheet (PDF), opens in a new tab 2024 registry table, opens in a new tab
At Hôtel-Dieu de France — a different Beirut hospital, not AUBMC — 32% interrupted treatment, mostly chemotherapy (Eid et al., 2024, n=182). Even with coverage, 70% paid for medication themselves. AUBMC’s own costs are not on this page. PMC11145953, opens in a new tab
The Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute at AUBMC enrolls about 2,500 new cancer patients a year. AUBMC, opens in a new tab
This fund, as AUBMC reported it: 19 hospital visits covered: 16 inpatient treatments and 3 imaging scans, for 12 patients.
AUB publishes a 4% spending policy, on the 20-quarter moving average. AUB Boldly FAQ, opens in a new tab This page does not say what share of a gift reaches a patient.
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