(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
SHARJAH, 18th February, 2018 (WAM) -- Pink Caravan Ride, PCR, the annual breast cancer awareness initiative, has announced that it will be organising special training workshops for doctors, nurses and medical consultants volunteering in the upcoming edition held from 28th February until 6th March, after diagnosing 47 positive breast cancer cases through its seven editions.
This year, PCR organising team revealed that for the first time in the campaign's history they will be hosting two specialised courses: the proficiency training workshop and a Clinical Breast Examination, CBE, workshop, along with other allied activities like breast cancer awareness lectures by medical experts, task distribution and allocation.
Dr. Sawsan Al Madhi, Head of the Medical and Awareness Committee of PCR and Director-General of Friends of Cancer Patients, FoCP, said, "For the Pink Caravan Ride's efforts to truly make a difference, we need to ensure that our medical staff is trained well enough to deliver the highest possible standards of diagnosis and medical consultation. These elements are key to ensuring we achieve our goal of early detection and spread the awareness message optimally across the seven emirates."
"Last year, twelve positive cases of breast cancer were diagnosed through the PCR medical experts, and patients were referred for treatment. This statistic proves the potential life-saving capacity of the campaign, and our efforts are to continually improve and expand our operations so as to benefit the largest possible number of people in the UAE," she added.
WAM/Rola Alghoul/Esraa Ismail
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