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Health experts say many breast cancer patients are reluctant to seek modern medical care for fear of losing their hair or having their cancerous breast cut.<\/strong><\/p>\n Studies by Peace and Love Hospital in Kumasi suggest 70 per cent of patients avoid seeing their cancerous breast cut of or mastectomy, while 20 percent skip chemotherapy or chemical-based treatment for fear of hair loss.<\/p>\n Chief Executive and President of Breast Care International, Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, says the misconception drives patients to resort to unorthodox treatment methods.<\/p>\n She says after spending time at prayer camps without success, patients return to the hospital when their condition has hit crisis level.<\/p>\n Dr. Wiafe Addai spoke to Luv News at a forum for breast cancer survivors who shared their experiences with newly-diagnosed patients.<\/p>\n She emphasizes continued education as a way of eliminating or reducing its prevalence.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, head of Laboratory Services and Biobank Group at the World Health Organization, Dr. Maimuna Mendy, says developing bio-banks for storage of disease samples would improve breast cancer research.<\/p>\n Biobanks are centres where biological samples are stored for testing nutritional markers which identify some diets and their link to cancer growth in humans.<\/p>\n The Laboratory Services and Biobank Group at the W.H.O is however partnering the Peace and Love Hospital to develop its Biobank Centre.<\/p>\n
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