 Cancell of the Medical Women Association of Nigeria, Benway State Chapter has commenced its week long awareness on breast cancer with a rally across major streets of Makode Metropolis. The association was joined by other members of the civil society group and partners with placards with a call on the members of the public, particularly women, to examine their breasts always for early detection and treatment of cancer as it's now more on the increase. A correspondent, Francis Terry, reports that a rally which comes once every year has been set aside every October to mark 23 World Breast Cancer Day with a theme, no one should face breast cancer alone. The president of the association, Dr. Toriangay Bem-Amen, and others in the separate remarks during rally said anyone irrespective of age, social status, background and religion can contract cancer. From my experience in the teaching hospital, at every week we have one to two new women coming with breast cancer, not those that have been on treatments, but new people coming in with breast cancer every week. So it is quite common here in Benway State. We are here out to create awareness about breast cancer. We are telling people that they should do a monthly breast self-examination to be able to detect any change in their breast early so that when they present to the hospital, present early, such that something can be done. Breast cancer will not kill you if you get to know about it early enough. So we are advising women and indeed the general public that the moment you see any little lump as small as a bean, quickly get to any hospital. The group also used the occasion to celebrate with an outdoor exercise. They insist that a regular check is not only for women, men and can also carry out routine check as there are many predisposing factors today that causes cancer in women. It was also believed that breast cancer was a disease of advanced age, or recently even younger persons are having breast cancer. So men should also be conscious of it at any age range to begin to check themselves for breast cancer. Breast cancer is more common as, you know, age advances. But in our clients, in black people, we have seen that breast cancer is occurring in ladies even less than 30 years. You know, so it can affect any woman from any age and that is our message. We are teaching even secondary school students how to examine their breasts. And don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.