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Oct 28, 2015 News
In remembrance of those persons who lost their lives to Breast cancer, the Ministry of Social Protection will be hosting a grand walk and candle light vigil at the St. George’s Cathedral tomorrow.
Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence noted that October is designated Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and her Ministry, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, and other Non-Governmental Organizations planned the walk and candle light vigil, which begins at the St. George’s Cathedral at 17:00 hrs and ends at the Public Buildings compound.
Lawrence noted that the public is invited to participate in both the walk and vigil. The Ministry she said is also hosting an awareness session for its staff and neighbours today.
She said that her Ministry has joined local efforts to raise the level of awareness about Breast cancer with the aim of preventing it and increasing early detection. In this regard, she said that her Ministry has planned numerous information, education and communication sessions with key groups across the country.
According to a profile on cancers done by the Ministry of Public Health between the years 2003 and 2012, Breast cancer was found to be the most common cancer recorded within the decade with 1,090 reported cases. This accounts for 16.7 percent of all cancer cases during that period.
Even though the number was small, there were some men affected by Breast cancer for that period in Guyana. There were 6,518 new cases of cancers between 2003 and 2012, 60 percent of which were detected in women.
The Social Protection Ministry is hoping to educate women about signs and symptoms of Breast cancer, including conducting effective self-examinations; encourage early detection; and motivate women who are living with Breast cancer to seek treatment, since the number of persons seeking treatment is particularly low.
Information from the Ministry of Public Health also suggests that about one in eight women (12 per cent) will be diagnosed with Breast cancer in their lifetime. Lawrence intimated that it therefore becomes imperative that efforts be made to continue the sensitization process, provide counseling and identifying the symptoms and other preventative techniques.
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