Beat Breast Cancer

The National Breast Cancer
Screening Program

1. Rational of the program
Importance of breast Cancer in UAE
 Cancer is 2nd cause of women deaths
 Br. Cancer is the commonest cancer
 Highest Mortality in 45-59 age group
 Highest Incidence in 45-54 age group
 Most cases diagnosed at late stages

2. Program Components
 Screening Phase
Breast Screening Protocol
 Eligibility: Women aged ≥ 40 resident in the UAE
 Screening modalities & frequency:
• Two view Mammography every 2 years
• CBE every year
• BSE monthly
 Program Services
 Education : Booklets, leaflets, posters
 Early Detection :Biannual Recall of target population

 Assessment of screen detected anomalies :
- Further views, US and core biopsies
- Follow up of referred cases
- Counseling for high risk profile women
 Training
- Radiologist and radiographers on screening related skills
- Training of health professionals on program implementation
- Professional guides documents
 Evaluation & quality control : Periodic reports
 Researches

3. Achievements (1999 - 2010)
• Performing 90.424 screens (Mammograms and CBE) for target women (January 2011)
• 107 thousands women have been educated and taught BSE
• 36 health education campaigns
• Expansion and installation of 6 Screening units in other districts
• Cancer detection rate CDR was 6.3/1000 for women screened aged 40 +
• Training of 39 radiographers , 19 radiologists, 1200 PHC physicians & 1500 nurses.
• Accreditation of National Breast Screening Center at Abu Dhabi by the WHO and Nottingham Breast Institute in April 2005

4. the number of units that provide early screening service: 6 units
Abu Dhabi (1996) National Center for Health of Women and Child Supervisor _ Dubai (2001) Preventive Medicine - Sharjah (2006) Centre for Maternity and Childhood - Umm Al Quwain (2006) Preventive Medicine - Ajman (2008 under construction) - Ras Al Khaimah (2010) Center for Maternal and Child
- The international recognition of the program in 2005 as a reference model and training of the State of United Arab Emirates and it before: the World Health Organization WHO - Institute of Nottingham, UK in 2005-CDC

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Because We Care

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