Empowered by Early Detection: Young Woman Avoids Severe Breast Health Complications
Y (not real name) is a 24 years old woman, during ERIC community visit on December 20th, 2023, the trainees were instructed to perform a return demonstration of Self-Breast Examination. As Y palpated, she discovered a foul -smelling discharge flowing from her breast. On dialogue, she had experienced on and off mild pains for 3 […]
Non-Cancerous Diagnosis Brings Relief to Young Mother after Breast Scan
In the picture is Emily with our staff Jovia at Mulago hospital Emily (not real name), a 27-year-old mother of two children. Though a nursing mother she recently separated from her husband due to gender based violence. She is currently staying with her parents and has no family history of breast cancer or any other […]
Early Detection Brings Relief to Worried Mother and Daughter
Another mother was encountered during a Trainer of trainees’ outreach for Village Health Teams (VHTs) in Mukono district, where she expressed concern about her daughter’s (In the photo) recurring breast lumps. She shared that her daughter first developed a lump while in high school, which was removed at Mukono Hospital. Two years later, another lump […]
Early Detection Saves Young Mother from Breast Cancer Scare
In photo is a 19-year-old mother of one from Mukono district. During one of our breast cancer awareness sessions, we identified multiple lumps in her breasts accompanied by pus discharge. She was initially referred to Mukono Hospital, which subsequently referred her to Naguru Hospital for a Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology test. She was assisted by […]
Confidence Restored: Free Artificial Breast for Market Vendor
Confidence Restored: Free Artificial Breast for Market Vendor X (in the photo) is a 41-year-old market vendor at Kalerwe Market in Kampala who was previously diagnosed with breast cancer, leading to the removal of one of her breasts as a treatment option after presenting at stage 3. During our awareness training session in Kalerwe Market-Kampala […]