31/10/2023
BW&FSH celebrates “Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2023”
📌Breast cancer is currently the most common type of cancer worldwide, with 2.26 million cases recorded in 2020 (WHO, 2021). It is also the most common cancer among women both in developed and developing countries, and a major cause for public health concern (WHO, 2021). In Nigeria, breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women, accounting for 25.7% of all new cancer cases. (Neolife, 2023) With 12,000 deaths in 2018, it also has the highest breast cancer mortality rate of all nations.
📌Every October marks the Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), a national campaign to raise awareness for this cause.
📌This year's theme is “Keeping Her in The Picture”, a call to everyone to look out for the well-being of the important women in their lives.
📌Early detection & diagnosis saves life! When performing a breast assessment, be sure to check for the following characteristics using the following mnemonic - LMNOP
➖L- Lumps
➖M- Mammary changes (tenderness, redness, asymmetry)
➖Nipple changes (discharge, retraction, lesions)
➖Orange peel (skin dimpling)
➖Predisposing Factors (weight, menopause, reproductive history, family history, radiation)
📌In the face of adversity; courage & Hope shine the brightest. Let’s stand together to support those fighting the battle against breast cancer & celebrate the survivors. May the love, hope & support make the heaviest burden lighter
