Wijaya International Medical Center - It's Best To Test Carnival
Breast Cancer is not something new to all of us, it is quoted as number 1 killer among many Malaysian women. Breast cancer is the result of an uncontrolled growth of cells within the breast tissue.If it is not treated promptly, the cancer can metastasise, spreading to the lymph glands and other parts of the body including the lungs, bones and liver. There are few factors that contributes to Breast Cancer such as below, although the exhaustive list is more than what is depicted :-
- High Fat Diet/ Obesity
- Early menopause
- Excessive Alchol consumption
- Giving birth after the age of 30 or never completed the pregnancy cycle
How to detect ?
There are many specialist centers in Malaysia equipped with sophisticated equipments that assist many womens for early detection, such as mammography. A good example is the established State of Art Medical Center - Wijaya International Medical Center located in the central heart of Petaling Jaya. WIMC has comprehensively equipped with a wide range of diagnostic equipments for Breast Cancer. There are few types of treatments that can be done on earlier detection such as below, this helps many women to lead a healthy,long and normal lives.
- Surgery
- Chemotheraphy
- Radiotheraphy
Few years ago I witnessed few of my friends going through painful breast cancer and its procedure, it is learning curve to each and everyone of us to undergo yearly checks with gynae to understand our body well.Talks and seminars are conducted to educate womens on Breast Self Examination and to notice changes or detect any lumps. This is crucial to a prolonged healthy lifestyle that we’re leading now. Having said that , In conjuction to educate women, WIMC is organizing a event
tag named as IT’S BEST TO TEST CARNIVAL this coming Saturday . Lets start spreading the word !!
Event Details:
Time: 8.30am - 2.00pm
Date: Nov 9, 2008
Venue:
Wijaya International Medical Centre
No 1, Jalan 215, Section 51
Off Jalan Templer
46050, Petaling Jaya
Selangor D.E
Agenda:
8:30am : Arrival of guests
9:00am-9:30am : Launch by VIP/ Speeches
9:30am -10:00am : Coloring Competition / Tour Press Conference
9:30am -10:30am : Doctor’s Forum
10:30am - 10:45am : Press Conference/ Press Hands On
10:45am - 11:30am : BSE Education
11:30am - 12:15am : Pole Dance Class
12:15am - 1:00pm : Latin Dance Showcase
1:00pm - 1:30pm : Announcement of competition winners - Essay and Blog
1:30pm - 2:00pm : Lucky draw and closing
A very good and informative post for all women young and old. It's sad that many Malaysian women are still in the dark regarding breast cancer. I think level of education and exposure on the subject is still lacking and many women only discover that they have breast cancer when it is already is too late. Early detection can surely save many woman lives. But the responsibility on the awareness should not only lie with the women...but also the men in the women's lives. So, all husbands, sons, brothers and boyfriends out there please be aware and support your women in early detection and prevention. Everyone can contribute in creating awareness and hopefully the number of deaths resulting from breast cancer will eventually reduce. Kudos to chaitanya for posting the information on such a beneficial event and i hope all women reading this blog will go for the carnival.
Cheers....
Comment by Fabian — November 7, 2008 @ 6:51 am
Very true. It is important for everyone to go for yearly checks.
Comment by chaitanya — November 7, 2008 @ 12:45 pm