Ghana Launches 2025 Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Theme: “No One Should Face Breast Cancer Alone”
The Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Ghana Health Service, Civil Society Organizations, and other stakeholders, has officially launched the 2025 Breast Cancer Awareness Month under the theme “No One Should Face Breast Cancer Alone.”
The annual commemoration, held in Accra today, seeks to raise awareness, promote early detection, and strengthen access to quality breast cancer care nationwide.
Globally, breast cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women. In 2022, about 2.3 million women were diagnosed, with 670,000 losing their lives to the disease. In Ghana, breast cancer accounts for 31% of all female cancers, with 8 out of 10 cases still detected at advanced stages. This is far below the World Health Org...