South Africa does not have a formal national breast cancer screening programme due to public health funding constraints, though breast cancer remains the most frequently diagnosed cancer in South African women. Key Breast Cancer & Mammography Stats - Breast cancer accounts for over 25% of all new cancer cases diagnosed in SA women. - Roughly 1 in 25 to 1 in 29 SA women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, with urban areas reporting higher incidence rates up to 1 in 8