Breast Cancer Awareness Month: GRPA collaborates with GTT in hosting pop-up clinic events

In continuous efforts in raising awareness and joining the fight against breast cancer, the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) in collaboration with Guyana Telephone and Telegraph company (GTT) in hosting pop-up clinics in several communities across the regions.
Services that will be offered includes Breast Examinations, Pap Smears, VIAs and Prostate Specific Antigen Blood Tests, all of which are free of cost.
The first location to have benefitted thus far is the Dorothy Bailey Clinic located at South Road in Georgetown on Wednesday. The next location to be visited is the High Dam Health Centre in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) on October 14.
In a statement the GRPA expressed “We are proud to be a GTT Pinktober beneficiary once more to provide Cancer Screening Services for women and men through our Pop-up Clinics during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.”
They further advised persons to stay tune to their social media pages to be updated as to when they will be visiting the different regions.
Meanwhile, GTT noted that “we continue to raise cancer awareness and funds through our annual Pinktober initiative, we have recently unveiled a “Wall of Hope” during our small Pinktober launch ceremony in the National Park.”
The organisation went on to say that “while we were unable to host everyone for the launch given the COVID-19 pandemic, we were able to capture every moment to share with you.”
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GTT, Damian Blackburn in a video release stated that “Pinktober is something GTT has done for many years and I look forward to the amazing work that gets done and the amazing people through it. Not only are we here to deliver reliable connectivity and innovation to the country, we are here to be in and with the community and to help strengthen it through initiatives like Pinktober.”
Breast cancer occurs when some breast cells begin to grow abnormally, dividing more rapidly and increasing accumulation. They, in turn, form a mass or lump, which can metastasize through the breast to lymph nodes and spread throughout the body.
In Guyana, early detection of breast cancer or cancer in any form is generally rare, according to doctors, since the culture is to address a problem when it arises.
Screening for breast cancer commences with a breast examination by a physician, after which either an ultrasound or mammogram is recommended. If a suspicious lump is discovered, then a biopsy is done.