An awareness seminar and screening programme was held in Dhaka to raise awareness of breast cancer and encourage detection at an early stage. Specialist doctors spoke about breast cancer at the programme, held for officers and staff of the Department of Women Affairs, and interested participants were then offered screening.
The programme took place on Wednesday afternoon in the conference room of the Department of Women Affairs at Eskaton in the capital. It was organised jointly by the Bangladesh Breast Cancer Awareness Forum and the Department of Women Affairs.
Professor Dr Md Habibullah Talukder Ruskin, chief coordinator of the Bangladesh Breast Cancer Awareness Forum, gave the keynote speech.
Department of Women Affairs director general Shaila Sharmin Zaman was chief guest. Forum coordinator Iqbal Mahmud and doctor Sadia Habib Orpi also spoke.
After the discussion, two women doctors from the forum offered breast cancer screening to interested participants.
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