KARACHI
\nFirst Lady Samina Arif Alvi on Monday said lack of awareness leads to most of the deaths by the breast cancer in Pakistan. Addressing as a chief guest at a breast cancer awareness seminar in Karachi, the first lady stressed the need of awareness among the masses.
\n\u201cSince the start of this awareness campaign, doctors informed that cases of diagnosis at third or fourth stage had receded to some extent,\u201d she said. Samina Alvi said 50 percent of the deaths caused by the breast cancer in Pakistan were due to the late diagnosis while in the West recovery ratio was 98 percent.
\nShe said fortunately after the commencement of the awareness campaign stigma attached to the disease had also minimized and it was being discussed openly at numerous forums. A seminar regarding breast cancer held in a seminary in Wana, Waziristan, which indicate that stigma attached to the disease was declining rapidly.
\n\u201cOur awareness campaign was taking momentum\u201d, she said. The first lady said the participation of survivors of breast cancer in the awareness campaigns besides the doctors and civil society was encouraging. She also emphasized upon sensitizing men to participate in the campaign.
\nSamina Alvi appreciated the Memon Professional Forum for organizing the seminar and expressed the hope that the forum members would carry forward this awareness message. The first lady also urged upon the participants of seminar to support her efforts for creation of an inclusive society to bring the differently-abled to mainstream.
\nSpeaking on the occasion, Dr. Rufina Soomro said the breast cancer was the most common cancer among the women. She said there was three steps approach required for good breast health that include first was self examination, second was clinical examination and third was mammography.
\nAmong others, two survivors of breast cancer were also present on the occasion. Both the survivors in their addresses highlighted the importance of self-examination and timely diagnosis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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