Health Desk- 11
October, 2019: Some 12,764 women are detected with breast cancer in the
country every year and 6,844 of them die of the disease, according to a report
of International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), reports UNB.
To reduce the number and remove the threat of breast cancer,
speakers at a programme on Thursday urged the government to work in full
capacity to raise awareness across the country about the disease.
They also urged women to be aware and undergo regular
check-ups to identify whether they have any symptom of the disease.
The speakers came up with the remarks at a roundtable
discussion organised jointly by Bangladesh Breast Cancer Awareness Forum
(BBCAF) and Rotary International District at the Jatiya Press Club, marking the
7th Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
Before the discussion, a human chain was formed in front of
the Jatiya Press Club by members of the both organisations.
Citing the IARC report, Head of the Cancer Epidemiology
Division at the National Cancer Research Institute Dr Md Habibullah Talukder
Ruskin said some 12,764 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Bangladesh
every year and 6,844 of them succumb to the disease.
Vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical
University Prof Kanak Kanti Barua said although the mortality rate is seemingly
high for women, awareness and proper care can eradicate the threat of breast
cancer. “People, especially women, need to be conscious about the disease,” he
said.
Prof Shubhagat Chowdhury, Prof Mojaherul Haque and Prof
Sabera Khatun also spoke at the programme.
According to Global Cancer Statistics, every year, 2,088,849
women suffer from breast cancer worldwide.
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