Stay abreast of your health this Breast Cancer Month
Breast cancer programmes will be held at Tshwane health clinics this month to spread awareness. Communities are encouraged to make use of the services.
Tshwane metro is encouraging residents to regularly self-examine and undergo mammograms to help with the early detection of breast cancer.
MMC for health Rina Marx said October is officially designated Breast Cancer Awareness Month and residents need to understand and learn more facts about breast cancer and stay abreast of their health status.
Marx said it is estimated that one in every 27 South African women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
“Men can also be affected by breast cancer, but at a much lower rate than women,” she said.
She shared some of the warning signs to look out for:
– Lump in the breast or armpit or swelling of the breast with an increase in prominent veins
– Change in skin colour or orange peel-like appearance of the skin
– Inverted nipples or milky, yellowish or bloody discharge
She said people considered to be at risk include those with a family history of cancer and women who started menstruating before the age of 12 and entered menopause after the age of 55.
Women who never had a child or had a first child after the age of 30, who have undergone long-term hormone replacement treatment and people who generally lead an unhealthy lifestyle could be at risk.
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Marx said as part of the city’s ongoing effort to empower communities, breast cancer awareness programmes will be held in October.
She strongly encouraged communities to make use of the services available on the following days:
– Atteridgeville and Rooihuiskraal clinics: October 19
– Mamelodi West clinic: October 20
– Stanza Bopape II clinic: October 27
The rest of the city’s primary healthcare clinics will incorporate breast cancer awareness as part of their routine health talk.
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