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Seminar to create public awareness on breast cancer

DUBAI — The American Hospital in Dubai is organising a seminar on breast cancer awareness and prevention to mark breast cancer awareness month. The seminar, which is open to the public and free of charge, will take place on October 20 from 11.30am-1pm at the new auditorium at the hospital.

The seminar will be led by oncologist and hematologist Dr Andre Rizk, who will help to dispel the myths surrounding breast cancer, and who will urge women to monitor themselves through self-examination, in addition to attending regular examinations by a doctor.

General surgeon, Dr Paul Sayad, will talk about a new treatment that is on offer for the first time in the UAE at the American Hospital Dubai, to help treat the spread (metastasis) of breast cancer.

Dr Rizk comments, “Breast cancer is a common condition and early detection improves the overall cure rate and survival rate, so monthly breast self-examinations and mammograms are very important, with any lumps needing a thorough examination by a physician.”

“Breast biopsies and breast surgery are very safe procedures, with complications and risks being rare, and there are many treatment options, including breast-sparing surgery and sentinel node biopsy. In fact, the outlook for women with breast cancer is now better than it has ever been,” he concludes.