Breast cancer: Be a survivor not a victim - Saudi Gazette

EVER since I was a teenager, I have heard of an enemy who is as close to us women as our heart. It is an enemy which has no ethnicity, color or faith and who will not consider your social status, position or religious denomination. It is an inhuman nemesis which has been known to mankind since ancient times, when it was described as a disease that
has no cure.....

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2,000 medical students to visit schools - Saudi Gazette

  A total of 2,000 medical students specializing in pediatrics will visit schools to offer free checkups and diagnoses to pupils of all ages. King Abdulaziz University Children’s Health Campaign Supervisor Dr. Abdulmueen Al-Agha said the campaign addresses children’s health and well being.
“A team of 2,000 medical students will be visiting several schools across 25 cities and governorates. The campaign started on Sunday and will continue until the end of the semester. This campaign is the biggest volunteering health campaign organized by medical students,” said Al-Agha. He said the campaign will be visiting primary and middle schools for both girls and boys......

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Program makes women aware of breast cancer risks | Arab News

 RIYADH: More than 200,000 women were tested for breast cancer and only
15 positive cases were detected in the capital during the monthlong
campaign to fight breast cancer which ended here on Tuesday.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the campaign, Deputy Minister of Health for
Public Health Abdulaziz bin Saeed said it was a successful campaign
where 2,200 women underwent mammograms and the Ministry of Health was
able to reach more than 200,000 women through this campaign.

Thenational campaign was organized by the Ministry of Health under the
auspices of Minister of Health Khalid Al-Falih. Sponsors of the program
were honored with certificates of appreciation for their contributions
toward the success of the project.

Pointing out that breast cancer is the second biggest cause of death among the cancer diseases after lung cancer, Bin Saeed said that around up to 70 percent of cases in the
Kingdom are detected in the late stages . He pointed out that early
detection will have a 97 percent chance for complete recovery.

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