Breast Cancer Awareness Event Well Attended



Breast cancer survivor and Rotarian Mick Verhoogen has started a Rotary Club of Red Sea - El Gouna Pink Ribbon Committee to raise awareness of breast cancer and the importance of regular check-ups.
Working together with Gouna Technical Nursing Institute, the first breast cancer awareness event was held on Friday 27th May at 3 pm at El Gouna Church.

This event was aimed at the Arabic speaking women in the community of El Bustan in El Gouna. Around 75 women attended and were welcomed by Pink Ribbon Committee member Asmaa Mousa who spoke about the role of Rotary in the community.

A slide show presentation was given next by Ms Heba Boshra from GTNI, an experienced Egyptian nursing faculty member specializing in women and family focuses practice. She talked about the importance of a healthy lifestyle to help prevent cancer, and about mammogram and ultra-sound examinations to detect abnormalities in the breast. This was followed by a question and answers session and a demonstration of breast self-exam.

Pink ribbons, which are the symbol of breast cancer awareness, were distributed to all the women who attended together with information sheets. The breast cancer awareness events will be held regularly by the Rotary Club in the Red Sea Governorate. Women over 40 years of age can attend free mammograms at the mobile breast screening unit at Hurghada General Hospital.



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