Medical Women Hold Cancer awareness Campaign

 

Amadie Udoakpan

President of the Medical Women's Association of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State Branch, Dr Uduak Usanga has called on women not to relent in the fight against breast and cervical cancer.

Dr Usanga stated this today, when she led MWAN  members, partners, and support groups on a cancer awareness walk in uyo to mark this year's World Cancer Day on the theme "Lost But Not Forgotten".

While interacting with Journalists, The 16th MWAN president explained that the walk was to create awareness and inform the public of the dangers of breast and cervical cancer.

"As medical women, we are known for cancer-related activities such as screening, prevention, and care, we make out time every two years to organise a cancer walk, to tell the world that early detection can save lives" she explained.

The medical practitioner made clear that there are many other cancer-related diseases in the body but the focus is on breast and cervical cancer which can be detected early enough to prevent death. It has a higher survival rate and lower risk of death.

"My advice to women is, when you start experiencing abnormal growth on your breast, waist pains foul discharge among other signs, do not stay and die in silence, do not fall into depression, no one is witch hunting you, God has the power to heal, go to the hospital, we understand that cancer is not a death sentence. "

Dr Usanga said the Association conducts cancer screening, on the third Tuesday of every month at number  172 Atiku Abubakar Way and that office is open to as many women as possible to come and screen free of charge.

Other partners who joined the solidarity walk encouraged women to practice personal breast examination and report any case to the appropriate authority for prompt response. 

The walk which started at Greenfield by Dominic Utuk Avenue, spanned through Wellington Bassey Way and terminated at the University of Uyo Mini stadium.

Note that cancer is an abnormal growth in any part of the body that causes the affected part to rupture and cause discomfort to the affected persons. Whereas cervical cancer is a malignant tumor in the lower part of the uterus, breast cancer is an abnormal tumor in the breast.