1st KL Girls Brigade Company Gets Breast Aware, Kuala Lumpur – 10 Oct 2009
By Dr Evelyn Ho 

The 1^st Kuala Lumpur Girls Brigade Company had a different programme prepared for them on the Saturday afternoon of 10^th October, 2009. The Girls Brigade members ranged from 12 to 18 years of age, possibly the best age at which to create the need to be breast aware and how to familiarise themselves with their breasts, and its development. Their mothers were also invited to the interactive talk on Breast Health Awareness.

Despite their tender age, it was evident that they were not totally ignorant of breast health issues including breast cancer. It was also timely that they learnt not to be shy of their breasts and learnt to know their own breasts. As the age range of the audience was wide, the talks were divided into sections –“Understanding the Breasts”,” How to be Breast Aware” and finally, “Do I need a Mammogram?” The mothers also appeared to have had a good time, hopefully empowered with more information on their own breast health.

The College of Radiology wishes to thank the 1^st KL GB Company for their participation in the OutRageously PiNK Nite, 7 Nov 2009 as volunteers and the opportunity to spread breast health to them as well as Dr Allirani Arumugam, who took time off to join the 10^th Oct breast health talks.
 

NCR 2003 Report: Breast Cancer is still the top cancer amongst women

Latest statistics from
the National Cancer Registry (NCR) show
that lung cancer is the most common cancer experienced by men in the country, whilst
breast cancer is the top cancer in women. Lung cancer accounts for 13.8 per cent of cancer cases among men. For women, breast cancer accounts
for 31 per cent of cases.