The significant decrease in the incidence of persons being diagnosed with breast cancer at a late-stage during the past two decades in Guyana can be attributed to increased awareness of the cancer, according to Cancer Institute of Guyana Director of Outreach Dr. Syed Ghazi.
Speaking at a press conference, held at the Cancer Institute of Guyana in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Ghazi said that in addition to observing the increase of early-stage breast cancer diagnosis, since 2006 he has also observed that a lot of younger women are getting screened for the various types of cancers.
Dr. Sayan Chakraborty, an Oncologist and Medical Director of the Institute, revealed that 110 persons have been diagnosed with breast cancer thus far for 2019. He supported Ghazi’s observations, saying that “more and more” young people are visiting the institute for cancer screening but some breast cancer patients are still going to the institute when the cancer is in its fourth stage.