Free breast cancer screening in public hospitals in Dec
BSS
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday said the government will arrange free breast cancer screening in all public hospitals in December every year, reports BSS. Women in Bangladesh suffer from breast cancer in younger age compared to the western countries. Therefore, we will hold free breast cancer screening in the month of victory, he said speaking as chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of Bangladesh Breast Cancer Conference- 2015 at Sonargaon Hotel in the capital. Presided over by Bangladesh Breast Cancer Conference President Prof Dr Quamaruzzaman Chowdhury, the function was also addressed by Department of Health Director General Prof Dr Deen Mohammad Nurul Haq, US Oncologist Society Vice-President Richard Love, among others. Mohammad Nasim said 25 per cent of total cancer patients are suffering from breast cancer. Bangladesh has become polio-free. Now the country would have to be made free from breast cancer, he added. There is no alternative to creating awareness for this, the minister said, adding that it is possible to live a healthy life by taking proper treatment for breast cancer.
