Speakers at the workshop titled “Breast Cancer Self Screening” for female journalists at Bangla Tribune office in Dhaka on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 CourtesyThey made the observation while speaking at a workshop titled “Breast Cancer Self Screening” for female journalists at Bangla Tribune office in Dhaka on TuesdaySpeakers at a workshop in Dhaka said superstitions and common belief in rural Bangladesh regarding breast cancer have created a barrier in receiving treatment and increasedthe risk of death from the disease. They made the observation while speaking at a workshop titled “Breast Cancer Self Screening” for female journalists at Bangla Tribune office in Dhaka on Tuesday. Bangla Tribune and Rotary Club of Dhaka Mavericks jointly organized the workshop as a part of its “3rd International Cancer Medical Mission 2019,” in line with the World Breast CancerAwareness Day observed every year on October 10. Noting that any woman can get breast cancer irrespective of such in their family history, the speakers also said breast cancer can be cured if treatment is provided at the right time. From 2017, the Rotary club has been organizing the mission and on October 12-13, the workshop was organized in different places across the country to raise awareness on breast cancer.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 16, 2019 15:56 UTC