DOHA: Qatar National Library (QNL), in collaboration with the National Center for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR), Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) and Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), is organising a breast cancer awareness campaign ‘Go Pink’ tomorrow at the Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU) Student Center in Education City. The event starts at 4pm.
The event, which is open to the public, aims to raise awareness about breast cancer and will include presentations, questions and answers with experts, survivors’ stories and early screening registration, in addition to exhibition by participating organisations.
“We are proud to be part of the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month; it’s an excellent opportunity for us to work closely with our healthcare partners to raise awareness on prevention and early detection of breast cancer, and to share these educational activities with the communities we serve. At HMC, we encourage women aged 45 and older to participate in national breast cancer screenings,” said Dr Salha Bujassoum Al Bader, Senior Consultant,National Center for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR), and Director of Breast Cancer Screening Program at HMC.
“We seek to debunk popular misconceptions in Qatar around cancer as a fatal untreatable disease, for it can largely be treated if detected early,” said Mariam Al Naimi, General Manager of Qatar Cancer Society.
“The awareness of how important early screening of cancer is has some distance to go. By attending screenings, there is a greater chance for successful treatment. To attain the objective of encouraging targeted groups to undergo screening, the PHCC is leading campaigns for the Breast and Bowel Cancer Screening Programme,” said Dr Shaikha Abu Shaikha, Manager of the Cancer Program Division, PHCC.
