First Lady Begum Samina Arif Alvi has reiterated the call for spreading maximum awareness regarding breast cancer.

She was addressing a breast cancer awareness session organized by Pakistan Foreign Office Women Association at Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad today [Thursday].

The First Lady said due to the lack of awareness and late diagnosis of breast cancer, a large number of women patients succumb to the disease.

She called for social support to women undergoing the trauma of the disease and also urged all women to regularly do breast examination as advised by medical experts and seek medical help in case of any abnormality.

Speaking on the occasion, Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood said it is imperative to overcome the taboos regarding the disease so that women do not feel shy of discussing the problem.

Earlier, doctors and medical experts briefed about the disease. They stressed for screening facilities for the breast cancer. They said early diagnosis of cancer not only saves life but the patient also has maximum chances of complete recovery.

Source: Radio Pakistan