By Reem Al Daaysi
FREE genetic screening could be offered to relatives of women diagnosed with breast cancer within efforts to raise awareness and early detection as part of a parliamentary proposal.
According to 2020 figures by the International Agency for Research on Cancer Globocan – a subsidiary of the World Health Organisation – breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer on the island, accounting for 20.1 per cent of the total cases.
It accounts for 37.9pc of cancers among women in the country, followed by colorectal, ovary, corpus-uteri and lung.
“Presenting this proposal is in line with October as the breast cancer awareness month and it aims to preserve the health of citizens and residents in Bahrain,” said MP Dr Masooma Abdulraheem – who is spearheading the proposal.
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