Breast Cancer Awareness

UOB Joins the
World in Raising Breast Cancer Awareness

through a Virtual
Lecture

 

The University of Bahrain (UOB)
participated in the campaign led by the World Health Organization to raise
awareness of the dangers of breast cancer, in the month of (Pink October), and
in this context, the Department of Media and University Relations organized a
lecture entitled: “Breast tumors … prevention … and early detection” on
Monday (12 October 2020) which aims to educate the affiliates of UOB about the
causes and factors of breast cancer and methods of prevention, through a
virtual communication platform.

Family medicine consultant at Al
Salam Specialist Hospital, Dr. Ghufran Ahmed Jassim, spoke on the causes and
factors of breast cancer. In this context, she said that “The most
important factors are genetics, hormones, and weight.”

Also, Dr. Jassim explained the
main symptoms that require immediate examination to medically diagnose the
disease, in addition to the monthly self-examination method, and the mechanism
used in this examination, as well as the importance of conducting
self-examination starting from the age of twenty and mammogram examinations for
those in their forties, periodically every two years. Furthermore, Dr. Jassim explained
breast cancer treatments depending on its size, stage, age of the patient, and
her general health condition.  

Dr. Jassim urged viewers on the
importance of learning positive lifestyles in order to combat and overcome the
disease.

This lecture comes within the
activities of the World Health Organization on the Breast Cancer Awareness
Month corresponding to the first of October of every year worldwide, which is a
month that helps in increasing interest in this disease and providing the
necessary support to raise awareness of its seriousness and early detection and
treatment, as well as providing patients with palliative care.

Breast cancer is one of the most
common types of cancers among women in the developed and developing countries
alike, and rates of this type of cancer have been rising steadily in recent
years, especially in low- and middle-income countries, due to the increase in
life expectancy, higher urbanization and adoption of unhealthy lifestyles.

 

Sustainable Development Goals

3 Good health and well-being

4 Quality education

17 Partnerships for the goals

 

Key Words

Breast cancer, pink October, early detection, mammogram, Department
of Media and University Relations, University of Bahrain