Mobile financial services provider (MFS) Nagad recently arranged a workshop to raise awareness of breast cancer among all its employees and their families. More than 100 employees and their family members attended the workshop online. Later, those at Nagad's headquarters in Banani underwent a health check-up. Provident Health acted as a programme partner of Nagad to provide them with information about the prevention, screening tests for early detection, and treatment of breast cancer. Doctors at the workshop said breast cancer is the leading cancer for women in Bangladesh. According to the World Health Organisation, one in every eight women in the world is at risk of developing breast cancer in the course of their life. About 20,000 women are diagnosed with this cancer every year. Read: Nagad upgrades system to offer better services However, 50 percent of them have every chance of cure if diagnosed early and treated appropriately, said physicians at Nagad's workshop. Shaharear Sayeed, director of human resource and administration at Nagad said, "Dedicated in-house doctors come to our office every week to conduct health tests of our employees and make them aware of various diseases." "They also regularly conduct workshops on breast cancer to make everyone aware of it."

Breast cancer is a common fear for most women. Almost everyone knows someone who is suffering or has suffered from its consequences. While breast cancer sounds worrisome, modern medical science offers excellent ways to treat it. Along with advanced effective treatments, there are also a couple of actions that can be taken in order to prevent breast cancer. Most of these tips are associated with lifestyle changes. Apart from risk factors like family history and age, most of these lifestyle habits can be formed to prevent breast cancer. 10 Breast Cancer Prevention Tips Here are 10 tips for women to prevent the risks of breast cancer. Maintaining healthy weight Maintaining a Body Mass Index (BMI) that falls within the normal range is extremely important when it comes to breast cancer prevention. Especially older women who have hit menopause are at a risk of getting breast cancer. Therefore, it becomes imperative for women to maintain a healthy weight so that they can reduce its risk. Regular weight measurements to ensure that the weight falls within the normal BMI for an adult of 18.5- 24.9 is a necessity to avoid being obese as it will only increase its risk. Read Korean Skincare Routine: 10 Skincare Hacks Taking part in regular physical exercise Research suggests that taking part in regular physical exercise can reduce the chances of breast cancer by 10 percent. Starting to work out at even a later stage of life can be helpful in this regard. A daily walk of 30 minutes or engaging in yoga or doing any kind of physical activity on a regular basis that makes the body sweat can aid in the prevention of breast cancer to a certain extent. Eating healthy Eating a healthy and balanced diet can lessen the risk of getting breast cancer. This balanced diet should be ideally recommended by a registered nutritionist according to the individual needs of a person.

Dhaka, Oct 10 (UNB) - Some 12,764 women are detected with breast cancer in the country every year and 6,844 of them die of the disease, according to a report of International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).    To reduce the number and remove the threat of breast cancer, speakers at a programme on Thursday urged the government to work in full capacity to raise awareness across the country about the disease.