One of the most dangerous misconceptions about breast cancer is that it must hurt, or that there must be a lump COMMENT | DR ALEESHA ADATIA | Every October, the world is painted pink. The pink ribbon has done a phenomenal job of bringing breast cancer into …
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Empowering Men to Take Charge of Their Health COMMENT | DR ALEESHA ADATIA | November is drawing to a close, and just as October honours breast cancer awareness, this month serves as a powerful, personal call to action for men’s health, with prostate cancer centre stage. Prostate cancer is a …
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COMMENT | Dr ALEESHA ADATIA | According to a Uganda Cancer Institute Report, as of 2020, Breast cancer is the second commonest cancer in Uganda, after Cervical Cancer and Kaposi Sarcoma. Breast cancer was ranked the number six cause of cancer mortality in Uganda, constituting 5.9% of the 22,992 cancer …
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