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01 Feb 23

My friends think cancer is contagious, they don’t pick up my calls – Patient laments

With a lot of unanswered questions, a 30-year-old home-care nurse has had to accept her new normal. Georgina Lutterodt was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022. “I shivered when the doctor broke the news to me, at the young age of 29, where from this disease?” she questioned. The single…

Afua Pedenima is not giving up on fighting breast cancer to save her life

01 Feb 23

Hairdresser loses right breast to cancer, disease reappears after 3 years

Seated on a waiting chair at the Meena Breast Cancer Foundation’s (MBCF) office is a neatly dressed woman, Afua Pedenima, with three others. She has her face buried in her palm as she hams to a song playing on the television set. Her hands and feet look darker than the…

30 Jan 23

Treatment and work

Some people are able to work throughout their cancer treatment. Yet for some, reducing one’s work capacity or taking a break altogether may be necessary. If you take time off and then return to work shortly after your treatment ends, you may find that it helps you maintain your identity…

26 Jan 23

Construction of Meena Breast Cancer centre begins as sod is cut for take-off

Barely three months after lumps were found in the breasts of two female students of Potsin T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Meena Breast Cancer Foundation (MBCF) has commenced the construction of a clinic and a breast-screening centre. The facility, estimated to cost Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ghana cedis…

(file photo) A patient reflects on Breast cancer diagnosis

24 Jan 23

Get the support you need for talking about your diagnosis

Breaking the news to your friends and family that you have been diagnosed with breast cancer can be just as difficult as first hearing the news yourself from your doctor. You may feel concerned about upsetting your family and friends or worried about how they will react. Even after you…

Executive Director, MBCF, Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng addressing the media during the inauguration of the Foundation's office

19 Jan 23

Saving lives: MBCF set to construct breast cancer clinics with theatres; gov’t urged to emulate

Meena Breast Cancer Foundation (MBCF) is taking its word into action as it is set to cut sod for the construction of breast cancer clinics across the country. The facilities would have theatres. The Executive Director of MBCF, Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng said the move is part of efforts to give…

16 Jan 23

Take steps to prevent lymphedema

Lymphedema is a side effect of breast cancer treatment that involves swelling of the soft tissues of the arm, hand, or chest wall. It is not life-threatening but it needs to be treated to avoid getting worse. The swelling may be accompanied by numbness, discomfort, and infection. There is no…

Executive Director, MBCF and CCF, Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng handing over a cash amount to Abiba Abu

11 Jan 23

Help Breast cancer patients whiles they are alive

The Meena Breast Cancer Foundation (MBCF) has begun another year with support for breast cancer patients struggling to get medical care. Its first encounter is with Abiba Abu who has lived with breast cancer for the past seven years. She has been finding it difficult to get treatment due to…

15 Nov 22

Meena Breast Cancer Foundation holds maiden campaign at Potsin T.I AMASS

The Meena Breast Cancer Foundation has sensitized students of T.I Ahmadiyya Senior High School at Potsin in the Central Region on breast cancer. The sensitization is the maiden outreach the Foundation has carried out as part of its effort to fight breast cancer. The Foundation aims at embarking on an…

15 Nov 22

Ultra-modern office to be made available for Meena Breast Cancer Awareness project

The Chairman of real estate giant, Agyare Real Estate, Stephen Ofosu Agyare has pledged to augment the fight against related breast cancer deaths that has been mounted by the Meena Breast Cancer Awareness project. Mr. Agyare said he would provide an office facility dedicated to the project. The project, which was…

My friends think cancer is contagious, they don’t pick up my calls – Patient laments

Hairdresser loses right breast to cancer, disease reappears after 3 years

Treatment and work

Construction of Meena Breast Cancer centre begins as sod is cut for take-off

Get the support you need for talking about your diagnosis

Saving lives: MBCF set to construct breast cancer clinics with theatres; gov’t urged to emulate

Take steps to prevent lymphedema

Help Breast cancer patients whiles they are alive

Meena Breast Cancer Foundation holds maiden campaign at Potsin T.I AMASS

Ultra-modern office to be made available for Meena Breast Cancer Awareness project

XMAS PARTY: MBCF collaborates with CCF to fete beneficiaries

Bronx branch of CAC donates to save pregnant breast cancer patient

Free ultrasound and mammogram will help poor patients

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