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Women often do not see a health worker or doctor unless they are very sick. So women who get cancer are more likely to get very sick or die because the cancer is not found early enough. Also, women who get cancer are sometimes considered ‘cursed’ and may be shunned by their families or communities. This isolation is not only bad for the women who are sick, but also for the whole community, since it keeps everyone from knowing about how cancer makes people sick.

'''IMPORTANT:''' Cancer is not an infection. It is not ‘catching’ and cannot spread from one person to another.

=====Sources=====
* ''Burns, A. A., Niemann, S., Lovich, R., Maxwell, J., & Shapiro, K. (2014). Where women have no doctor: A health guide for women. Hesperian Foundation.''
* ''Audiopedia ID: en011403''

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