Dr. Addae Yeboah Joseph, nutrition officer of Sampa Government Hospital in the Jaman North district has advised Women to desist from the application of breast-enhancing creams and the intake of drugs for breast enlargement to prevent breast cancer.
He made this known during the official Launching of the Women’s Fellowship of Cross of Salvation Prayer Ministry in Sampa, in the Jaman North District of the Bono Region on Sunday, October 1, 2023. He indicated that most women are used to the enhancement and enlargement of their breasts for men’s attraction hence resulting in the use of drugs and creams that subsequently affect the breasts.
He also advised them to ensure regular self-examination and massage of the breasts adding that women must stop preventing their newly born babies from feeding on the breasts with the reason for averting fallen breasts because they stand a 50% chance of being affected with breast cancer.
Mr. Addae Yeboah Joseph explained the signs and symptoms associated with Breast cancer denoting that there will be pain and heat in the breast and acute headache with the yellowish color of the breast milk.
He therefore advised that women must attend hospital for examination and effective diagnosis when they experience the signs and symptoms explain
He added that women must practice exclusive breastfeeding which implies the continuous breastfeeding of the newborn baby up to 6 months without any form of food and water stressing that practicing otherwise may expose you to High blood pressure and other health complications to the baby and the mother.