October...World's Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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All around the world this October, you will notice the color pink. These lights are to symbolize the importance of the early detection of breast cancer, an illness that remains the most common cancer to affect women in both the developed and the developing world

 

The WHO states that, "the cornerstone of breast cancer control still remains early detection in order to improve breast cancer outcome and survival." The main impediments to early detection, according to the WHO, are a lack of awareness about the disease  ni wangapi kati yetu tunaielewa vizuri kansa ya matiti??] and inadequate access to healthcare [kweli hii jamani....Bongo tuna Ocean Road Hospital tu ndo ime-specialize kwenye kutibu na kufanya utafiti wa Kansa]. Late diagnosis [ hapa Bongo mpaka ujue kinachokusumbua ni kansa ya matiti.....its too late] makes survival less likely, and of the half a million women who die of breast cancer each year, 70 percent are in the world's poorer nations.

 

Support this endevour kwa ku-rock pamba za pink......

 

Mpaka hapo kwa ufupi natumaini umeelewa why events such as Breast Cancer Awareness Month are so crucial, disseminating information and alerting people to the benefits of being familiar with the signs of the illness. So akina dada unaposikia kuna breast cancer screening campaign, tengeneza muda and go get tested bus atleast mara moja kwa mwaka, tusidharau sana.

Pia unaweza jicheki wewe kwanza kwa kufuata utaratibu huu:

Breast Self Exam (BSE) - simple 5 Steps

Step 1
Look at your breasts in the mirror with your shoulders straight and your arms on your hips. Look for --usual size, shape, and color --evenly shaped breast without visible distortion or swelling.

Step 2 and 3
Raise your arms and look for changes.
You can squeeze each nipple between your finger and thumb and check for discharge (this could be a milky or yellow fluid or blood)

Step 4
Feel your breasts while lying down, using your right hand to feel your left breast and then your left hand to feel your right breast.- Cover the entire
breast from top to bottom, side to side.

Step 5
Feel your breasts while you are standing or sitting. Cover your entire breast, using the same movements described in Step 4

There are also things that we can do on an individual level. Excessive alcohol intake, obesity and physical inactivity all affect our risks of developing this illness and there are many other factors sijaziweka hapa. We all have the power to equip ourselves with knowledge of the causes and symptoms of breast cancer and October's Breast Cancer Awareness campaigns by MEWATA are doing an excellent job of reminding us of just that.