“Women who give birth, but do not breastfeed and women who delay pregnancy beyond 30 years are at higher risk of developing breast cancer,” Ekwan said, adding that the key to prevention is early detection through screening and self-examinations.
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A Grant Thornton Foundation official (left) registering individuals who turned up for the breast cancer screening on Friday at Mulago Hospital. (Credit: Aloysius Kasoma)
By Aloysious Kasoma and John Masaba
Journalists @New Vision
#Parenting #Childless women #Breast cancer’ #Uganda Cancer Institute #Dr Richard Ekwan
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KAMPALA - Not having children can significantly raise the risk of breast cancer, experts at Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) have said.
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