Despite its societal impact affecting everything from healthcare costs to workforce productivity and overall well-being, the impact of women-related diseases is often underestimated.
Chronic pelvic pain, for example, affects between 14% and 32% 1 of women of childbearing age worldwide. A vast majority of these women experience pain severe enough to miss work. Similarly, endometriosis (a condition that impacts 1 in 10 women of reproductive age) affects approximately 190 million women and girls 2. Furthermore, gynecological cancers represent nearly 40% of all cancer incidences in women and account for more than 30% of all cancer mortality in women 3.
These alarming figures highlight the critical need for continuous education and knowledge sharing within the clinical domains of breast and gynecological health. The "Breast and Gynecology Days" webinar series, made possible by the Canon Medical Academy, is our response to this pressing need for greater awareness and understanding in these vital areas of women's health.
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References
1 Jeff Andrews et al | Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain Therapies for Women: Comparative Effectiveness | AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Reviews 2012 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22439157/
2 WHO Endometriosis fact sheet | 2023 https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/endometriosis
3 Marcin Piechocki et al. | Trends in Incidence and Mortality of Gynecological and Breast Cancers in Poland (1980-2018) | Clin Epidemiol 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35115839/
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