Bonding and Learning at the Mom-Daughter Breast Health Workshop, Petaling Jaya – 22 May 2010 

The Breast Cancer Welfare Association organised a Mother-Daughter breast health workshop in conjunction with Mother’s Day. It was held at the Breast Cancer Welfare Association premises in Petaling Jaya on a Saturday afternoon, 2.30pm to 4.30pm. The workshop was aimed at introducing breast health, as well as helping mother and daughter to bond on a different matter, that of breast health. There were 8 pairs, with daughters who were aged 10 years to 37 years. Facilitators (breast cancer welfare association members) for the hands- on session and a few ladies urged to come and learn breast health made up the rest of the participants in this workshop.

Dr Evelyn Ho, who conducted the workshop, focussed on building a foundation for being breast aware. All about the breast was introduced, followed by how to perform effective examination of one’s own breasts. The emphasis was on learning what was normal and familiarising with one’s own breasts before looking for a change from one’s own normal. As breasts were unique to each individual, the familiarisation process had to be a self-motivated effort and all participants were taught to take charge of their own health. Changes in one breasts from puberty to menopause was expounded to enable the ladies to understand normal changes in their own breasts.

Hands-on sessions with teaching breast models were then held for the participants who had ‘broken’ up into smaller groups. The workshop ended with a good half hour of Questions & Answers (Q & A). Tea was served after the workshop.
 

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NCR 2003 Report: Breast Cancer is still the top cancer amongst women

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that lung cancer is the most common cancer experienced by men in the country, whilst
breast cancer is the top cancer in women. Lung cancer accounts for 13.8 per cent of cancer cases among men. For women, breast cancer accounts
for 31 per cent of cases.

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