October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the role of the World Health Organization

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Despite the exacerbation of cancer due to the increase in industrial pollution globally, the increase in health awareness has made the number of survivors increase, along with the development of methods of detection, and the World Health Organization’s interest in this field has launched many health campaigns concerned with the individual and society, including the breast cancer awareness campaign. The organization hopes that by 2030, international policies will change, health awareness will increase, and individuals will be able to benefit from better and less expensive health screenings.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast cancer affects both men and women alike, and according to statistics from the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia, only 12 men are affected in the Kingdom, compared to 1,250 cases in women, equivalent to 1% of the total number of cases.
For women, only 2. 7% of women may die from the disease, usually due to their delay in going to health clinics and specialized doctors.Only 7% of women may die from the disease, usually due to their delay in going to health clinics and specialized doctors, but the hope lies in the fact that the cure rate is 97.3%, meaning that the vast majority of them are cured, especially those who took care of themselves from the beginning and carried out periodic examinations, or reviewed the doctor or doctor in the event of any pain in the breast area.

The role of global campaigns in promoting breast cancer awareness

• According to studies by the World Health Organization, from 1989 to 2015, there were approximately 3.1 million breast cancer survivors of both sexes in the United States alone.
• Globally, WHO studies have shown that the percentage of breast cancer survivors has increased significantly since 1990. This is attributed to the public’s increased awareness of the disease, which increased their rate of going to health centers to receive treatment, which led to an increase in the rate of early diagnosis.

Thus, we see that the campaigns were able to achieve their main goal, which prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to designate October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Be clear about cancer

Cancer is no longer a deadly disease, nor is it as scary as it used to be, nor is it a disease whose name is forbidden to be mentioned as it used to be, and there is no need to be ashamed whether you are a man or a woman. Cancer in general and breast cancer in particular is a disease that can be cured, especially when it is managed from the beginning, and this is what the World Health Organization seeks to achieve.

What the World Health Organization is doing to fight breast cancer

1. Preventive steps

• Early examinations: It starts with clinical examinations, and then periodic examinations after a certain age
• Health education: This is done through the establishment of mobile workshops, or in health care units in the regions, or by targeting television programs and instructing people on the methods of home breast examination. These workshops also aim to raise awareness about the shape of the affected and healthy breasts and how to distinguish between them.
• Removing superstitions and bad habits: Through various awareness-raising methods, both audio and visual, to counter what has been passed down in some regions that any disease that afflicts a person is the result of jealousy, envy, or witchcraft. Awareness of these matters increases the chances of early detection of cancer, and increases the chances of treating and curing it. Instead of going to folk remedies, he or she will go directly to the doctor in his or her area, which will lead to earlier detection of the disease.

2. Therapeutic steps

• Studies: The organization creates long-term and short-term studies to see how the disease expands and spreads in regions, and how it varies between countries.
• Find supportive organizations: The cost of breast cancer treatment is high, so the organization is looking for supportive global organizations in order to reduce the cost of treatment for patients.
• Creation of cooperatives: The organization establishes bilateral collaborations in different countries through its branches in those regions in order to expand health clinics and increase the number of working doctors, and some of these doctors are volunteers who aim to help people in poor countries. Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said: “We need leaders at all levels to help people take the health steps that are right for them.”

Conclusion

The World Health Organization recommends that everyone should raise the level of health awareness among new generations, link them to good health habits from childhood and adolescence, and guide them to the importance of sports, balanced healthy food and correct health practices, as well as the need to increase awareness of self-examination and the need to continue campaigns in remote areas according to the needs of those areas.

For patients who have been cured, she recommends the importance of regular review and maintaining a good activity level, as there is a relationship between mortality from the disease and relapses and recurrences of the disease.

In conclusion, one hand cannot clap, all hands must unite, for the sake of ourselves and the future of humanity, this is the summary of the message that the organization wants to deliver to the whole world.