Top 10 diseases most prevalent among black women

As we adapt to living with Covid-19, we cannot turn a blind eye and pretend that this pandemic is the only enemy of the health of black South African women. Unfortunately, black women face a number of health challenges and when they are combined with Covid-19, they can even be deadlier. What are the diseases that are likely to affect this demographic, and is there a way to prevent them? Experts and health bodies explain how you can best protect yourself and prevent them from happening to you.

CANCER

Cancer is caused by various, complex factors – and these are only partially understood. Cancer, medically speaking, is a “broad group of diseases involving unregulated cell growth”. According to the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), the top five cancers that affect women are breast, cervical, colorectal, uterus, and lung. There are a number of factors that are known to increase