Dr. Francis Epilla, a surgeon at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has revealed that Sampa Government Hospital has recently been referring most breast cancer cases to their facilities which need to be taken into consideration to reduce the ailment to improve better health conditions among the women.
Speaking in an exclusive interview during a health screening program organized by Sampa Government Hospital in the Jaman North District of the Bono region in partnership with Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital and Weil Cornel Medicine Center in celebration of the breast cancer awareness month, Dr. Francis Epilla denoted that they realize most cases reported to their facilities are mostly from Sampa Government hospital for which reason made them selected Sampa to engage them in the screening to detect the level of the breast cancer and how to combat the menace.
He added that most women who went through the screening were detected with breast cancer and other ailments hence they will ensure continuous visits to the facilities in Sampa to offer other health screenings programs to save lives.
Some beneficiaries of the health screening program expressed gratitude to the management and staff of the Sampa Government Hospital for giving them the opportunity to know their status as far as breast cancer is a concerned.
