More Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

March 22, 2011 - PRLog -- More than 2,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer each year in Ghana.

According to Dr. Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, executive director of Breast Care International, a nongovernmental organization dedicated to the development of oncology centers across the country, a woman died of the disease worldwide each place 68 seconds.

Dr Wiafe-Addai made the disclosure at the media launch of the Susan G. Komen Race Ghana cure for breast cancer in collaboration with the Breast Care International in Accra on Monday.

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Ghana race for the cure of breast cancer is expected to attract between 5,000 and 10,000 women, young and old.

Participants will complete a journey from Kwame Nkrumah Circle Accra Sports Stadium, where they will raise awareness of the disease by distributing pamphlets about breast cancer.

Funds should be raised from the walk are used to create an electronic database of breast cancer nationwide.

Breast cancer is cancer arising in breast tissue. Cancer is simply a group of abnormal cells that have abnormal growth patterns.

Although breast cancer is primarily a disease of women, almost one per cent of breast cancers occur in men. Age is another critical factor. Breast cancer can occur at any age, even if it increases the risk of developing breast cancer with age. The average woman in 1930 is one of 280 chance of developing breast cancer over the next 10 years. This increases the chance of a woman aged 70, 40 and 40 to 50 years old woman of 60 years is one of 30 chance of developing breast cancer over the next 10 years.

Surgery is the cornerstone of treatment for breast cancer. The type of surgery is based on a number of factors, including size and location of the tumor type of the tumor and the general health of the individual and personal wishes breast surgery often possible savings.

Dr Wiafe-Addai said that breast cancer could be treated if reported early and advises women to examine the breasts every month, and all the new changes in their examination.

He noted that most people suffer from this disease was less than 50 years, of which 99 percent were women and 10.2 percent, with a positive family history.

She attributed the alarming statistics on the disease to the late presentation of disease specialists, lack of qualified staff, poor infrastructure, poor attitude among staff and lack of appropriate advice to patients.

"Education should be strengthened, but research on the reasons for late submission will help address the causes responsible for this state of things," he said.

The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Breast Cancer series began 28 years ago in Dallas, Texas, USA, and is now recognized as the world of mobilization across the country with more success to the public in general, and conscious decision about breast cancer.

Since the first race, which attracted 800 participants, it has now spread to the annual race, which attracts more than 1.5 million participants and more than 100,000 volunteers.

The race is primarily to celebrate breast cancer survivors and welcome all ages to fight the disease, which is the most commonly diagnosed disease in the world today and the most common cause of death among women throughout the world.

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