HealthAt a breast cancer conference in Dhaka, health state minister M A Muhit said work has begun on a national molecular biology laboratory, with a new cancer institute and cancer care in ten divisional cities also planned.
HealthHealth Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain Bokul said infrastructure, recruitment of doctors and midwives and training are being stepped up to bring breast cancer screening to the grassroots; about 63 per cent of women with the disease are never screened.
With colon cancer rising among younger people, gastroenterologist Saurabh Sethi advises moderate coffee, calcium-rich food, cutting processed meat, more fibre and regular screening after 45.
