Zimbabwe Faces Rising Breast Cancer Burden-WHO Report
By Michael Gwarisa Breast cancer remains a significant public health challenge across Africa, with Zimbabwe ranking among the countries with notable incidence rates. According to the latest data from a World Health Organization (WHO) Assessment of breast cancer control capacities in the WHO African Region in 2022, Zimbabwe has an age-standardized breast cancer incidence rate
Read MoreCimas Health Group CEO urges men to get screened for breast cancer.
By Staff Reporter As October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cimas Health Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Vuli Ndlovu, has called on men to undergo breast cancer screenings, challenging the misconception that breast cancer only affects women. Mr Ndlovu made the remarks on Friday when Cimas hosted the Cimas Pink-Tober Breast Cancer Breakfast Meetingat theirBorrowdale
Read MoreWHO launches new roadmap on breast cancer
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework today providing a roadmap to attain the targets to save 2.5 million lives from breast cancer by 2040. The new Framework launched ahead of the World Cancer Day campaign marked tomorrow, recommends to countries to implement the three pillars of health promotion
Read MoreAll You Need To Know About Breast Cancer
By Marjory Haruwandwi Bayayi: Bachelor Of Science In Nursing Science Student at University Of Zimbabwe Breast cancer is the uncontrolled proliferation (increase) of cells and it comes in various forms. This is determined by the location of cancer in the breast. A breast is made of three main parts namely the lobules, ducts, and connective
Read MoreZimbabwe Red Cross Society Offering Free Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening At Agric Show
The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) in partnership with the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society (ZAS) is offering free screening for cervical and breast cancer throughout this year’s Agricultural show running from 29 August to 3 September. By Staff Reporter Zimbabwe has a high burden of cervical cancer. According to the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry, this cancer
Read MoreMale Breast Cancer Accounts For 0.9% In Zimbabwean Men
HOSPICE and Palliative Care Association of Zimbabwe (HOSPAZ), an organization that deals with palliative care for cancer, TB, HIV and other communicable and non-communicable diseases have warned that men were not excluded from developing breast cancer and should always be on the lookout for signs and symptoms of the disease. By Patricia Mashiri The call
Read MoreVarume Yamwai Mazamu Emadzimai Enyu Nguva Dzose Kuti Mukurumidze Kuziva Kana Madzimai Enyu Akumera Gomarara Remazamu (Breast Cancer)
DAMBUDZIKO re Gomarara kana Cancer yemazamu (Breast Cancer) nderimwe ratekeshera nenyika ye Zimbabwe ne pasi rose. Na Michael Gwarisa Munyika ye Zimbabwe, kunyangwe zvazvo Gomarara rechibereko riri iro rino bata pamwe nekuuraya madzimai akawanda, zvinoratidza kuti dambudziko re cancer yemazamu ririkukura zvakare. Vachitaura Pane Umwe Musangano wakaitwa munyika ye Nigeria ku Upper East Region, Mbuya
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No One Fights Cancer Alone: Breast Cancer Survivor Shares Experience
FRIENDS and family are an integral part of cancer care and support. Not only does cancer affect one’s physical health, it heavily weighs down on the patient’s mental health and that of family and caregivers. The anxiety and depression that kicks in following a cancer diagnosis is unimaginable. A cancer diagnosis could mean anything, and
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NetOne Tackles Breast Cancer In Mabvuku
ZIMBABWE’s second largest mobile network operator NetOne Cellular in partnership with Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) on Saturday gave Mabvuku residents free breast cancer screening services. By Kudakwashe Pembere By lunch hour, over hundred females and more than 20 males including boxer Charles Manyuchi had their breasts examined. Nine referrals were made for further assessment
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How I Survived Breast Cancer…The Story Of Sally Westwood
 By Sally Westwood “You have a Lobular Carcinoma, and it’s a nasty one.” My stomach dropped to the floor in shock. That can’t be right. There’s no cancer in my family. “But the good news is”, my doctor continued “it’s a stage 1, at a very early stage.” Twelve years previously I had had breast
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