About 1.20 lakh women suffer from breast cancer'
Director of the Ahsania Mission Cancer Hospital (AMCH) Prof Dr MA Hai said this at a human chain programme in the city yesterday.
Dr Hai said many of them die miserable deaths mostly because they were not properly aware of the symptoms of it, do not take care at the primary stage and come to the doctors when it is beyond control.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "Now a days cent percent of the breast cancer cases can be completely cured through medical treatment if detected at the early stage," he added.
AMCH organised the human chain as part of its month-long programme on breast cancer awareness throughout October.
Dhaka Ahsania Mission President Kazi Rafiqul Alam, former health secretary Fazlur Rahman, representatives of Bangladesh Scouts and a good number of doctors, nurses, NGO workers and the social elite joined the human chain.
As part of its programme, AMCH will be offering mammography and other screening services at a 50% reduced rate throughout October and anybody can learn breast self-examination procedure from trained lady nurses of this hospital free of cost.