Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual global health campaign held in October to promote screening and prevention of the disease. The National Breast Cancer Foundation estimates that in 2024, more than 360,000 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer. While the precise root cause of breast cancer remains unknown, various risk factors have been identified, such as obesity, lifestyle choices, family history, environmental factors, and personal history of breast cancer, and more. In this newsletter, we look at research conducted by CoE-HUMAN grantees that explore ways in which some of these risk factors influence our lives.
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Human development involves the processes, on an individual and social level, towards fulfilment, not only of basic needs but of values including freedom, security, achievement and belonging.
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