Health News of Saturday, 9 April 2022
Source: K Peprah
2022-04-09Women foundation advocates deepen understanding of prostate cancer among men
Freda Prempeh, the Founder of the UWF and MP for Tano North Constituency
The Ultimate Women Foundation (UWF), a women-centered Non-governmental organization has called on researchers, health experts and civil society actors to help advance and deepen men’s knowledge and understanding of prostate cancer.
According to the foundation, when men get to understand prostate cancer, it would greatly help them to protect themselves, detect and facilitate treatment as well.
The UWF sought
Read full articleto encourage and motivate indigenous and vulnerable women and girls to know their worth and to empower and well position them to contribute to the development of their communities and the larger society.
Speaking in an interview at Duayaw-Nkwanta in the Ahafo Region, Dr Freda Prempeh, the Founder of the UWF reiterated the need for the country to invest hugely in research on prostate cancer as well.
She said though most men diagnosed with prostate cancer might live a long time, challenges remain in choosing the best treatments for them at all stages of the disease.
Dr Prempeh, also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North Constituency and Minister of State in-charge Works and Housing said the incidence of prostate cancer was increasing, saying it was among the most commonly diagnosed cancers among men in the country.
“Despite the increasing trend of prostate cancers in the country there is a paucity of research on the disease,” she said, and expressed worry that public awareness and knowledge about its prevention remained low in the country.
Dr Prempeh said because prostate cancer was the leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the country, the disease posed a public health threat, hence the need to scale up awareness creation, as well as deepen men’s knowledge and attitudes toward early detection.
“In fact, everything that affects men affects women indirectly, and because prostate cancer is highly curable. As a women's foundation we must also contribute to help control prostate cancer among men, which is highly curable”, the MP indicated.
