Jammu, July 26 (Scoop News)- Charitable Trust organized an awareness lecture on Breast cancer at it Free Multi-speciality Health Clinic in Marble Market. A renowned Breast Surgical Oncologist, Dr Kanika Kapoor of MAX Smart Superspeciality Hospital Saket, New Delhi delivered the lecture.
Dr Kanika emphasised how to detect its early detection by the females by regularly examining their Breasts. Noticing any lump in their breasts, watch whether there is any blood or watery discharge or change in the skin texture of breast and it these symptoms are found the woman should immediately seek consultation of Oncologist. Though lump in pubertal girls is likely to be benign and same may be true of lactating mothers. She also said that males should also have consultation, on noting any abnormality though, in males the incidence is one in 1000, where as in females it is about one in 8.
Speaking on the occasion Dr Ashok Kumar Gupta Trustee and formerly Prof & HOD Paediatrics GMC Jammu, laid emphasis on its early detection and management as it is cost effective and much less torture to the patient/ family, physically, psychologically and emotionally, and good chances of much longer survival and with minimal chances of relapse.
A large number of women attended the Lecture and interacted with Dr Kanika. This was the first awareness lecture on critical diseases and the Trust will organise more such lectures in the near future. About a dozen doctors and paramedic staff of the Health Centre also participated. He he also apprised the gathering about the facilities created at the Health Centre .
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