Breast cancer affects men as well as women. About 20 men in Almaty, Kazakhstan, are registered as patients with the disease, according to doctors at the Almaty Oncology Center, nur.kz reported.
Akbota Adilova, head of the center’s consultative and diagnostic department, said breast cancer can develop at any age and affects both sexes. Although the disease is commonly associated with women, men are also at risk.
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Screenings help detect cancer early
In the first eight months of 2026, nearly 115,000 women in Almaty underwent preventive screening. These examinations can help detect breast cancer at an early stage, when treatment is generally more effective.
Specialists emphasize that regular screening is important for early detection. Examinations can also identify benign breast conditions. More than 26,500 patients are currently being monitored by breast specialists, most of them diagnosed with mastopathy or benign tumors.
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Since the beginning of 2026, doctors in Almaty have identified 659 new cases of breast cancer. According to oncologist and mammologist Balziya Kalymbetova, five cases were detected at stage 0 and 305 at stage 1. Another 312 patients were diagnosed at stage 2, while 37 cases were detected at later stages: 20 at stage 3 and 17 at stage 4.
Kazakhstan introduces a faster route to cancer diagnosis
Kursiv.media previously reported on the introduction of a «green corridor» system in Kazakhstan. It allows patients suspected of having cancer to undergo diagnostic examinations without waiting in the standard queue.
