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A breast cancer control strategy in Ghana: The Breast Care International (BCI) approach

Cancer control in low and middle income countries: New solutions to evolving challenges

Published: 28 Feb 2020

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Dr Beatrice Wiafe-Addai - Peace And Love Hospital Breast care International, Accra, Ghana

Dr Beatrice Wiafe-Addai speaks to ecancer at the 2019 CC LMIC meeting about the breast cancer control strategy in Ghana.

She provides an overview of breast cancer in Ghana, where a lot of myths and misconceptions still surround the disease.

Dr Wiafe-Addai explains that the initiative aims to educate the public about the realities of the disease and to train healthcare professionals to carry out thorough screening procedures.

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