Cancer kills 12,000 people a year in Chad
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Toumaiwebmedias
Chad records around 18,000 new cancer cases and 12,000 deaths a year, according to data presented in October 2026 by the coordinator of the National Cancer Control Programme. Breast and cervical cancers cause around 1,400 and 1,340 deaths each year respectively, while late diagnosis complicates treatment.
Chad records around 18,000 new cancer cases and 12,000 deaths linked to the disease each year, according to figures presented in October 2026 by the coordinator of the National Cancer Control Programme.
Breast cancer accounts for around 3,000 new cases and 1,400 deaths a year among women. Cervical cancer causes about 2,350 cases and 1,340 deaths respectively, according to data presented at an awareness session organised on 19 October by the Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council.
In N’Djamena, the population-based cancer registry recorded 1,173 new cases in 2022, according to the World Health Organization. Prostate and liver cancers were among the most common in the capital.
The programme coordinator said that more than 1,200 precancerous lesions had been detected and treated in 2025. On 1 October, the programme announced a free screening campaign. This latest awareness initiative follows the launch of Pink October in Chad, dedicated to screening for two cancers affecting women.
