The running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has commended the Valerie Mills Memorial Breast Cancer Foundation for its relentless efforts in raising awareness about breast cancer.
She emphasized the need for continued education and advocacy beyond the month of October to help dispel fears surrounding the disease and encourage early screening.
Speaking at a breast cancer forum organized by the foundation over the weekend, Professor Opoku-Agyemang called for breast cancer advocates, corporate bodies, and NGOs to collaborate in promoting year-round education on the disease.
She stressed that unified efforts are crucial in saving lives and that more affordable and accessible screening services are essential to combating breast cancer. "It is disheartening that breast cancer continues to claim thousands of lives each year in Ghana.