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Episode 7: Breast Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income countries: Early Detection, Advocacy, Survivorship and Palliation

Episode 7: Breast Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income countries: Early Detection, Advocacy, Survivorship and Palliation

Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe Addai

Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe Addai is a breast surgeon in Ghana, president and founder of Breast Care International, CEO of The Peace and Love Hospitals, chair of the Ghana Cancer Board and chair of the Ghana non-communicable diseases (NCD) Alliance. We met during London Global Cancer Week and had a lot to talk about!

This is the second of 2 episodes, find part 1 here to get the most out of it. In this episode we discuss early detection of breast cancer, community education, advocacy, palliative care, survivorship and more. Follow us on twitter to ensure you don’t miss out on future episodes.

Key References for this episode:

  1. Guide to Cancer Early Diagnosis, World Health Organisation publication, 2017. Available here.
  2. Breast Cancer Early Detection: A Phased Approach to Implementation. Ginsburg et al. 2020. Available here.
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