In order to preserve lives, Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, CEO of Breast Care International (BCI), has advised Ghanaians to reject false beliefs that breast cancer is a spiritual disease and seek early treatment.
As more cases of the fatal condition—which has no known causes—were being recorded globally, she stated, "Forget about people's ideas and misconceptions about it having spiritual linkages; the sickness has no relationship with spirituality." It is not only Ghanaian women that suffer from breast cancer. "
She said that cancer was the leading cause of death for women and urged individuals to confront breast cancer head-on rather than cowering in their homes or spending time at unlicensed medical facilities or prayer camps.
Out of the 4000 diagnoses, more than 2000 Ghanaian women lose their lives to breast cancer each year.
This reflects the close to 50% of women who suffer needlessly from this illness. According to Dr. Wiafe Addai, who is also the CEO of Peace and Love Hospitals, breast cancer does not stay in the breast alone; if it is not treated early, it can spread to other organs such as the lungs, brain, liver, and bone. She added that secondary prevention, or early detection and prompt action, was the best course of action.
The BCI and the Peace and Love Hospitals have fought a fight against the disease in Ghana and the African area due to breast cancer's lethal character.
In order to combat and minimize the number of people dying from the treatable disease, she pleaded for help from all relevant parties.
She was addressing the Ahafo-Ano North Municipality's Tepa during the 10th BCI Ghana Walk for the Cure. Thousands of famous people, students, and other people attended this year's stroll along Tepa's main streets.
"Breast Cancer Won't Rest, So Why Should We?" was the event's theme.
The program's host, Nana Adusei Atwenewaa Ampem I, Tepamanhene, stressed the importance of public health and the need to treat breast cancer seriously in light of its grave repercussions.
He said that the government needs to continue the conversation and introduce programs to help the BCI lower the number of breast cancer fatalities.
In order to aid women in seeking early treatment and advancing their wellbeing, the Tepamanhene promised to provide land for BCI to build a breast care center in the region.
The municipal chief executive of Ahafo-Ano North, Madam Martina Appiah-Nyantakyi, reaffirmed the seriousness of the disease's effects and urged women to get treatment as soon as possible to save their lives.
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In order to preserve lives, Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, CEO of Breast Care International (BCI), has advised Ghanaians to reject false beliefs that breast cancer is a spiritual disease and seek early treatment.
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