Dr Wiafe- Addai

Between one and three percent of men are diagnosed with breast cancer in Ghana annually, Dr Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Peace and Love Hospital has disclosed.

Dr Wiafe- Addai, also the Founder of Breast Care International (BCI), said this was as a result of mortality rates which varied according to the stage at presentation, adding that 60-70 percent of men with breast cancer reported at the hospital late and come in with late stage disease and due to this close to 50 percent died.

Dr Wiafe- Addai made this known in an interview with The Spectatorahead of her health walk which takes place on October 1, 2022 at Tepa in the Ashanti Region.

She explained that stages  0, 1, 2 were the early stages and could be cured easily when detected early.

“The stages 3 and 4 were the last stages and organs spread to the target organs such as the liver, brains, lungs and bones leading to the death”

“Men normally do not have breast so we advise them to be vigilant and slide soapy hands on their chest when bathing to examine whether they have lumps or not” she said.

Dr Wiafe- Addai said there was no cause of breast cancer in men but a risk factor including age and family history could increases a person’s chances of getting cancer.

“Men do not stand high chances of getting breast cancer unlike women but there is the need for men to  go for screening yearly or do self-examination” she added.

She advised both male and female to do self-examination or go for routine checkup early because it was curable especially at it early stage.

Breast Care International (BCI) Ghana will organise a health walk on October 1, at Tepa in the Ashanti region for the 10^th year in a row for a cure for breast cancer.

Themed  “Brest Cancer Won’t Rest, So Why Should We?” is expected to record a number of health-conscious people walking to raise awareness about breast cancer while celebrating survivors.

By Linda Abrefi Wadie