Awareness without access to treatment and care is a wasted effort

The Founder and President of BRECAN, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu submitted that breast cancer awareness without access to treatment and care was a wasted effort. This was her view during a chat with a radio Nigeria reporter on the activities of BRECAN for the Pink October. She urged the government, corporate bodies and well-meaning Nigerians to support NGOs championing the cause by funding programmes aimed at reducing suffering and untimely deaths caused by the disease. Women were advised to be breast aware and take charge of their breast health by doing a simple self examination or hi-tech examination involving mammography given that when breast cancer is detected early, the chances for surviving the disease are greatly improved.

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