Save a Breast Campaign

This is a program focused on reducing the burden of breast cancer through effective teaching of breast self-examination.





Why this Program?


Breast cancer doubly ranks highest in both annual new cancer cases and total deaths resulting from cancers. Nearly 15,000 women die annually from breast cancer in Nigeria.


While survival from breast cancer is good in developed nations, the opposite is the case in Africa, especially Nigeria (the estimated 5 year survival rate is 32% in Sub-Saharan Africa as opposed to 81% in the US).

Perhaps most frightening is the fact that the incidence of breast cancer is increasing at an alarming rate, rising from 3rd commonest cancer to the most common cancer in Nigeria in both sexes currently.


Most women with breast cancer present to the hospitals when the disease is in its late stages. This is the most important prognostic factor. We identified some factors to why they present late and they include:

Late identification of the disease


Ignorance of what the changes are


Presentation to alternative medicine practitioners


Poverty and lack of health insurance


Program Goals

Educate Young Girls:

To educate 2000 young girls aged 14-19 on self-breast examination within the next one year(2021-2022).

Increase Number of Beneficiaries:

To educate at least 50,000 girls aged 14-19 on self-breast examination within the next 10 years.

Increase Breast Cancer Awareness:

To build an active online and offline community of young women who are aware of breast cancer and prevention of its modifiable risk factors.


Our Milestones

+2500

Taught breast self-examination (BSE)

+6

Projects

+8

Linked to Care





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YOHAN Africa programs endeavour to effectively engage the African youth towards innovative promotion of holistic health in communities across the continent through health education, low-cost targeted interventions, and advocacy

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