African Region (AFR)

The training material is aimed at building health professional’s competency on breast cancer awareness creation, screening and early detection, prompt referral and linkage with quality care of breast cancer. Thus, the main topics in this manual are organized based on the epidemiology of breast cancer and the disease burden; understanding normal breast; knowledge and skill on clinical breast examination; benign breast abnormality and malignant breast abnormality; introduction to management of breast cancer; palliative care for breast cancer and health promotion and education for breast cancer early detection. The main emphases in this course are to enhance knowledge and skill of health workers at primary level to promote breast cancer early detection, conduct quality clinical breast examination, prompt referral and linkage to diagnostic and care centers.

The training material is aimed at building health professional’s competency on breast cancer awareness creation, screening and early detection, prompt referral and linkage with quality care of breast cancer. Thus, the main topics in this manual are organized based on the epidemiology of breast cancer and the disease burden; understanding normal breast; knowledge and skill on clinical breast examination; benign breast abnormality and malignant breast abnormality; introduction to management of breast cancer; palliative care for breast cancer and health promotion and education for breast cancer early detection. The main emphases in this course are to enhance knowledge and skill of health workers at primary level to promote breast cancer early detection, conduct quality clinical breast examination, prompt referral and linkage to diagnostic and care centers.