​As part of the events of the October International Breast Cancer Awareness Month (pink month), and believing in the importance of promoting health awareness, the women’s Affairs Unit at the college of Health and Medical Techniques organized an important training and educational course entitled “Early detection of breast cancer”.
​The course was kindly presented by the specialist doctor Dr. Rasha Waseef Omar During her lecture, she reviewed comprehensive medical and awareness-raising topics that focused on the importance of conducting periodic examinations, clarifying self-examination methods, and the factors causing the disease. The course also highlighted the crucial role that early diagnosis plays in raising the rates of complete recovery and mitigating the health and psychological repercussions of the disease.
​The course witnessed a great interaction by the attendees, during which they answered medical inquiries and corrected some common and erroneous concepts about breast cancer.
​This initiative comes as part of a series of activities and programs sponsored by the women’s Affairs Unit at the collegeof Health and Medical Techniques, in order to provide a supportive educational environment that contributes to raising the level of Health and preventive awareness among students and teaching staff.