Arabic-speaking backgrounds linked to more aggressive breast cancers

One in eight Australian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer by the age of 85, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Most of them will survive, thanks to efficient screening processes. But a new study has discovered women from an Arabic-speaking background are presenting with more aggressive, further developed breast cancers. New research has found women from an Arabic-speaking background are diagnosed with more aggressive forms of breast cancer, and that their cancer is being detected in the later stages. It means they're also more likely to have to undergo chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Please listen to the full report in Pashto.