50 November 2015 www.womanthismonth.com showcase It is estimated that one in eight women worldwide run the risk of developing breast cancer at some point of time in their lives, making it the most common cancer among women. The breast is a lumpy organ, and most lumps are not due to cancer. However, the dangerous lumps, which could be an early sign cancer, are often firm to touch. Pain is often a late feature of cancer and the fact that breast cancers are usually painless lumps can lead to patients seeking medical attention late. Early detection is important as, although there are about 1.7 million new cases diagnosed every year, roughly 70 per cent of these patients are cured. In fact, breast cancer is one of those rare chronic diseases where a patient can be cured of her illness and live a normal life if detected early. The breast, thankfully, is an external organ which can be easily examined either by women themselves or by a trained physician or paramedic. The cancer often gives us sufficient time to detect it before it can spread to other organs. Hence, breast cancer is easily detected by screening which allows detection even when the tumour is hidden and not causing any symptoms. The good thing about breast cancer treatment is that, today, most women can have an excellent quality treatment right here in the Kingdom. Surgeries are less mutilating, reconstructions allow women to retain a normal looking breast, chemotherapies cause fewer side effects and sometimes are not necessary if the cancer is detected early. Radiation treatments are accurate and conform to global standards. In short, treatment of breast cancer is easy, available, affordable and not to be feared. If you’re a woman above 50 without any family history of breast cancer, get your screening done every year. If you have a family history of breast, ovarian, uterine or colonic cancer, start at 40. Take the pledge, get yourself screened. Call 17 812-000. Dr Prasan Durga, medical oncology consultant at Bahrain Specialist Hospital, urges women to get their breasts checked. BAHRAIN SPECIALIST HOSPITAL BE BREAST AWARE Dr Prasan Durga ISO Certification The K Hotel was awarded a certification by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) team TUV Nord Cert from the UAE, in the presence of the management and board of directors of the K Hotel and Gulf Hotel Group. HE Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa, Assistant Undersecretary for Tourism, was the chief guest. The hotel also launched a new website. Randa, Bilal & Farheen Garfield Suresh Mohammed & Aqeel Rama Kumar Hussain Abdul Hamed Mohammed Hussain, Volker, Rama & Shivanand with the ISO certificates Chef Rozario Volker Mandlowsky, Faisal Kanoo, Khalid Kanoo, HH Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa, Aqeel Raees, Garfield Jones & Shivanand Balan
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