By Ibrahim Joenal Sesay
FREETOWN, Oct. 25. (232News) – In marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Atlantic Lumley Hotel for the 3rd years now continues its partnership with Thinking Pink Foundation to raise awareness of breast cancer in the country.
The Foundation completed their sensitization and breast screening for staff of the Hotel in their observation and awareness raising of breast cancer month this October.
Atlantic Lumley Hotel Marketing Service Manager Sales and Marketing, Fabrizio D’ orazio said once a week, the Hotel provides food and water for Breast Cancer patients under Thinking Pink Foundation.
The hotel also sells pinups for the Foundation and provides hundreds of gloves and sanitizers for the team that are visiting schools for breast cancer screening.
Fabrizio D’ orazio while thanking the Foundation and the staff of the hotel for their continuous hard work described the relationship as a long term collaboration noting that the hotel was very proud in making such a move.
October is a Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Thinking Pink Foundation has provided free breast screening for schools among others organizations as part of a move to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer.
The screening aims to detect the disease early as early detection saves life and that awareness has saved many lives. The screening helps staff of the Hotel among others to detect if they have a lump in their breast, as that will help them not only to know their status but also how they can take care of their breasts.
According to Thinking Pink Foundation many breast cancer symptoms are invisible and not noticeable without a professional screening, and that some symptoms can be caught early just by being proactive.
Thinking Pink Foundation encouraged the public to visit their center to do their screening and get more awareness about breast cancer.
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the breast. Breast cancer occurs when malignant tumours develop in the breast. These cells can spread by breaking away from the original tumour and entering blood vessels or lymph vessels, which branch into tissues throughout the body. When cancer cells travel to other parts of the body and begin damaging other tissues and organs, the process is called metastasis.
Breast cancer can be diagnosed through multiple tests, including a mammogram, ultrasound, MRI and biopsy.
In general, there are five treatment options, and most treatment plans include a combination of the following: surgery, radiation, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapies. Some are local, targeting just the area around the tumour. Others are systemic, targeting the whole body with cancer-fighting agents.
