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Volume 2, Issue 4 (Suppl)
Breast Can Curr Res, an open access journal
Breast Pathology 2017
August 23-24, 2017
August 23-24, 2017 Toronto, Canada
4
th
World Congress on
Breast Pathology and Cancer Diagnosis
Breast Can Curr Res 2017, 2:4 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2572-4118-C1-009
Breast cancer: Prevalence and public education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Fatma Almulhim
and
Hiba Omer
Imam Abdul Rahman Bin Faisal University, KSA
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reast cancer is a leading cause of death amongst women worldwide. Advanced diagnostic and therapeutic techniques may
reduce the mortality rate due to breast cancer. The major problem is that patients arrive for diagnosis at a late stage, when
the disease has already spread. Early checking of the breast conditions, especially for women with history of breast cancer in
the family is vital. Breast self-examinations and breast screening programs may help detecting cancer at early stages, and thus
reduce the need for aggressive therapies. Public awareness and education plays a key role. Early diagnosis of breast cancer
may save the lives of many women. This requires public education and awareness and outreach for rural areas. The Eastern
province is playing a leading role to reach and educate women and have programs such as Pink Eastern province, so it won't be
discovered later in addition to mobile screening facilities that are provided to women in areas of accumulation such as malls;
with a goal to reduce the mortality rate from breast cancer. Regular visits and public lectures in schools and religious areas
could also facilitate in educating women about that. Women should understand that breast cancer is not a curse, nor is it the
end of the world as many might think. This is also an important issue to address during the awareness programs. A team of
volunteers from different disciplines, educational levels and geographic areas are collaborating to reach the goals for a pink
Eastern province with the help and support of the health authorities. Some of the activities carried out in different regions in
the eastern province will be presented.
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