Midwife In -charge at the Koforidua Clinic in Eastern Region Hannah Gyimah, has called for the training of men to have indepth understanding of morphology of human female breast and proper breast massage techniques not only for pleasure but early detection of breast cancer.
According to the Global Cancer Observatory, more than 5,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer annually in Ghana, with about 2,300 losing their lives to the disease.
There is a sharp rise in breast cancer cases in Eastern Region over the years. Breast Care International has called for intensified efforts to curb the disease burden in the region.
As part of efforts to curb rising case burden of breast cancer in the Eastern Region, An Assembly Member for Old Estate East Electoral Area in New Juaben South organized free breast cancer screening participated by over 100 women.
The Midwife In -Charge at the Koforidua Clinic Hannah Gyimah while addressing participants of the screening exercise explained that many men are fascinated by the human female breast, but their interest is often limited to sexual pleasure rather than health consciousness.
She believe with the right knowledge about breast, men could play a vital role in identifying early signs of breast cancer and helping their partners seek timely medical care.
” Many men like the breast but most for sexual pleasure so they don’t even pay attention to the health of the breast. If we train the men on the how the breast was created and techniques toassage the breast,and ability to identify if something is wrong with the breast they can help their partners detect early breast cancer symptoms”said Hannah Gyimah, Midwife.
She added “You just take time.
Do it slowly. Because if you do it and there is something wrong in the breast, you, the man, would know. And after everything, you tell your wife, when I was doing it, this is what I saw.So it’s better you go to hospital for them to confirm what is in the breast for you. So the woman is, when we are doing the examination, we are not exposing you” She said.
As part of the exercise, The Assembly member for Old Estate East Rebecca Oforiwaa Darko also facilitated the renewal of National Health Insurance cards for participants to encourage regular health check-ups.
The Assembly Member urged women not to feel shy about their breasts but to make regular screening a priority for early detection and treatment.
He assured to routinely organized such screening programs for women in the electoral area.
Meanwhile, the Municipal Chief Executive for New Juaben South, Ransford Owusu Boakye, commended the initiative, emphasizing that breast cancer is real and has claimed the lives of many, including one of his close relatives.
“Breast Cancer is real because my close relative died of the disease. May be at her time she didn’t get enough awareness about the disease to get early intervention. That’s why I am happy the Assembly member has organized this program for the women in this electoral area ”
Some participants at the event expressed gratitude for the free screening and health insurance renewal exercise, describing it as a timely intervention that could save lives.
Source: www.kumasimail.com / Obed Ansah -Koforidua
