Suhum Constituency Women's Organizer Madam Lydia Obenewa Donated an Undisclosed Amount of money to Aupport Breast Cancer Awareness.
The Midwifery officer of Suhum Government Hospital, Madam Mabel Ofori Ansah, has advised all women to promote continuous examination and assessment when feeling pain of their breast to ensure early detection of breast cancer so as to improve it's early skirmish.
Speaking to Alrich24newsgh.com News reporter Apelete Kofi-Michel, during health walk and a one day breast cancer screening program at Suhum Government Hospital of the Eastern Region organized by NDC women's organizer who also double as an Exacutive Member of Engage Now Africa NGO, Madam Lydia Obenewa.
Madam Mabel Ofori Ansah revealed that breast cancer has been a serious ailment that is generally affecting the well-being of both men and women, stressing that women must ensure regular self examination of their breast every one-week after menstruation to detect early stage of breast cancer for early health care.
She noted that, early detection of the breast cancer will improve early prevention, indicating that, whenever a lump is detected in the breast as a result of the self examination, one must quickly report to the nearest health facility for further scientific check-ups to determinet the real cause of the said lump in the breast since many conditions can cause that in breasts and prescribe the best form of solutions to safeguard life.
Madam Mabel Ofori Ansah added that, there has not been any scientific proof of the causes of breast cancer among women but however, there are risk factors that contributes to breast cancer which include the excessive intake of Pos-Nor 2 and other emergency contraceptives, smoking, alcohol intake, genetic factors and other contributive factors hence the need for regular examination and regular visitation to health centers to avert future setbacks on your health.
Madam Lydia Obenewa, the Suhum NDC Women's Organizer double as Chief Executive Officer of Engage Now Africa End Modern Slavery NGO spoke and explained why she collaborated with the Suhum Government Hospital, an innovation to embark on this important program indicating that October is considered as a breast cancer awareness month hence their decision to engage women and men in the Suhum Municipality of the sensitization of breast cancer and offer free breast screening to create awareness on their health conditions for better future since early detection saves live.
Story by Kofi Michel.
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