The conclusion of the activities of the early radiography survey on breast cancer at King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah
The regions - Jeddah
The activities of the early radiography campaign for breast cancer, organized by the hospital in cooperation with King Abdulaziz Hospital, King Abdullah Medical Complex, East Jeddah Hospital, and Azizia Hospital for Childbirth and Children in Jeddah, which was inaugurated by His Excellency Director of Hospital King Fahd in Jeddah, Dr. Abdul Rahman Bakhsh and lasted for three days.
And the radiology consultant and the head of the mammography unit at the hospital, Dr. Samar Shugairi, explained that the campaign provided free examination services to about 170 visitors (40 - 50) visitors per day, noting that most of the beneficiaries of the campaign have no files where they are assisted in the reception department. To open files through the activities of the International Breast Cancer Awareness Day, which is announced to it through posters in the streets and daily newspapers, in addition to social media, and the events include distributing gifts to the participants.
And Dr. Samar indicated that the new in this campaign was the participation of 6 hospitals, where she witnessed cooperation between these hospitals by exchanging information and data in order to benefit from them in the statistics, in addition to exchanging experiences between the participating hospitals, as was coordination in (sample withdrawal from patients) for reference After the rays, patients need this at King Fahd Hospital.
She emphasized that the women who were examined will be informed of the results within a month, whether positive or negative, as well as if they need additional examination by mammogram.
As for the ultrasound specialist in the hospital, Professor Khouloud Youssef, she pointed out that the campaign aimed to receive the largest number of Saudi women over the age of forty, noting that many of them do not have any medical history and most of them discover that they have some small tumors and from here the follow-up begins .
For her part, Radiologist Professor Nouf Al-Maliki said that the campaign witnessed high preparations to receive visitors over the three days, where before, during and after the examination, some advice and instructions are provided, as well as an indication of the importance and how of the examination.
The visitor is also subjected during the examination to some questions, in light of which the report is prepared, pointing out that many women have a misconception about early detection of breast cancer and believe that the examination causes some pain.
To that, Munira Al-Somali and Manar Ghaith showed mammogram specialists at the mammogram unit in the hospital that the campaign comes within the framework of the efforts of King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah to raise awareness about early detection of breast cancer, where the patient performs a full examination ranging from initial examination and then mammogram to all women over forty years, As for women under the age of forty, a TV test is done.
