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UAE launches month-long breast cancer awareness campaign

In celebration of the breast cancer awareness month, the UAE has introduced a campaign to give light on the said cause.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MOHAP, has launched its month-long Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention Programme to raise the community’s awareness on early detection and diagnosis, prevention and treatment methods, and risk factors.

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and among the top five causes of death among those with the disease.

An alarming number of Filipinas, mostly in the younger age group, are being diagnosed with breast cancer in the UAE at an annual rate.

This, according to oncologists and other medical specialists interviewed by The Filipino Times, who said tumors in the breast top the type of cancer afflicting Filipinas, with the number running as high as 450 of the approximately 1,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) diagnosed with varying stages and types of the life-threatening disease every year.

Several activities, events, and educational programmes were held during the launch to urge community members to undergo early breast cancer screening tests.

Awareness activities were held in the ministry-run health centres and government offices across the country as well.

Other activities lined up during October include lectures and workshops, presentation of educational videos focussing on early detection and prevention tips, among others, and educational films to be posted to the ministry’s social media channels.

The ministry has also dispatched a mobile mammography clinic manned by skilled medical staff and a specialized technician.

Results of the examination will be available as soon as possible after they have been checked by a physician.

Leaflets, educational brochures, and other similar materials will also be distributed to provide women of all nationalities in the country with health tips.

Photo credits: The Irish News

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