Losing 320 lives is too many that is being lost to breast cancer.
What are the men doing about this?, this was the questioned posed by the Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Faiyaz Koya while speaking at the launch of the CWM Hospital Oncology Unit Pinktober Campaign.
He stressed this after it had been revealed in a presentation that most women present themselves to the hospitals very late and very little can be done surgically or medically to treat breast cancer.
Koya says that another question that needs to be asked is what do the men do once the family is aware of their mother, wife or sister has breast cancer.
He adds that breast cancer is an issue where men can and need to take responsibility in helping care for their loved ones.
CWM General & Paediatric Surgeon Dr Josese Turugava in his presentation at the launch highlighted that the youngest patient that was diagnosed with cancer last year was 17-years-old and she had lost her battle to the killer disease.
Turagava says that this year there are 8 women with breast cancer that are below the age of 23.
He adds that the cancer is more aggressive in the younger patients that present at the hospitals.
Turagava also reiterated that breast cancer can be curbed with early detection and intervention and there needs to be a more aggressive approach to advocacy and awareness on breast cancer.
