By David Yates and Robin DopoeThe Liberia Cancer Society (LCS) in partnership with the Seventh Day Adventist’s (SDA) Cooper Hospital will on Sunday, October 22, offer free breast screening and consultation to women and men between the ages of 15 and 90. Dr. Barnes urged women to get screened for cancer as breast cancer among young women in Liberia remains high. Addressing a news conference in Monrovia, Dr. Barnes emphasized the need for more support to fight breast cancer. According to her, the screening program will also raise breast cancer awareness and counseling regarding any breast problems that are found, teach women to get a yearly breast exam and to train more healthcare professionals to screen for breast cancer. Breast cancer starts when cells start to grow out of control and form a tumor or knot, she said, adding that the signs of breast cancer include a hard knot anywhere in the breast, swelling, thickening, or dimpling of the skin (looks like an orange peel), nipple drainage, and nipple retraction.

Source: Daily Observer October 19, 2017 02:15 UTC