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A stone used for breast ironing is seen on a fire at survivor of breast ironing Julie Ndjessa’s home in Douala, Cameroon, November 4, 2013. The stone is mainly used as a mortar for preparing food. New government research shows that ‘breast ironing,’ where the breasts of young girls are flattened using a hot stone, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered during a 2005 survey by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) on rape and incest in Cameroon. Picture taken November 4, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney (CAMEROON – Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH) – RTX174CR