Latakia-SANA
Within the framework of the national campaign to raise awareness of the importance of early detection of breast cancer, and coinciding with the pink month, an interactive seminar was held at Dar al-Assad for Culture in Lattakia, in cooperation with the Directorate of Health, on the importance of spreading a culture of awareness for early detection of the disease, in the presence of a number of doctors and associations concerned with women and family affairs. .
The official in charge of the reproductive health program of the Directorate, Dr. Reem Zughaiba, explained that early detection of cases speeds up the recovery process, noting the need for awareness and periodic screening for breast cancer.
Dr. Ammar Jadid, a specialist in breast surgery, talked about the permanent development of medical methods in the field of detecting cancerous cases in the breast, where young women are currently undergoing scintigraphy that can detect small masses, and echo-guided biopsy is also used, without exposing the patient to any biopsy or surgical procedure. .
Dr. Michael Gerges, Professor of Hematology and Oncology at Tishreen University, pointed to the genetic factor and its role in the disease, indicating that the environmental factor greatly outweighs the genetic factor, and genetics constitutes only 5 to 10 percent of cancer incidence in general, and therefore awareness must be spread. In this area.
The President of the Breast Cancer Society, Gharaa Talib, confirmed that the association provides all available support means for the campaign, as it, in cooperation with the Health Directorate, secured the mammography and echo machines for women, with the aim of educating them to undergo periodic examinations, receive treatment in the event of an early infection, and not undergo chemotherapy or hormonal therapy, and donate Blood is also for the benefit of patients, so that their names are registered in the blood bank, and a donation is made to them every Wednesday.
The two volunteers, Maryam Badran and Lina Othman, stressed the importance of holding these seminars, while Diana Al-Kashah indicated that some women feel embarrassed to undergo examinations, and this is a wrong idea, and it is necessary to spread awareness, and to deal with this matter from a purely medical perspective.
The general manager of “Vocal X” company, Alaa Darwish, explained to SANA reporter that the aim of the symposium, which was held by the company in cooperation with the Latakia Health Directorate, was to urge companies and institutions to educate employees and their families about the importance of undergoing periodic examinations for early detection of cancer.
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