Health News of Thursday, 4 October 2018

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Beautiful Beneath organizes free breast and cervical cancer screening on October 6

The programme is slated for Saturday,6th October The programme is slated for Saturday,6th October

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month -31 days of the ubiquitous pink ribbon and Ghana’s premier lingerie and sportswear shop, Beautiful Beneath is organizing free breast health screening for women and men.

According to research, 1 in 8 women, or 12 percent, will get breast cancer sometime in their lives. For many women, it won't occur until they're an advanced age. Breast cancer happens when cells grow and divide in an out of control and abnormal manner.

Finding breast cancer as early as possible gives you a better chance of successful treatment.

Beautiful Beneath CEO, Juliet Gyamfi in an interview disclosed she has invited the best Medical personnel to give a health talk on the importance of regular self-check, how to check and introduce new products to women who have already undergone a mastectomy to flaunt their perfect silhouette.

She also added women should put their health first and attend regular screening programs to catch any abnormalities early. She revealed that there would also be a free cervical cancer test. Cervical cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the cervix.

Beautiful Beneath is also working assiduously to raise funds for the breast cancer care. This event will be held at their premises at East Legon on October 6, 2018, at 8 am prompt.

Contact them on 0204599473 for more details.