Despite concerted efforts to raise awareness every year, breast cancer remains a key cause of concern in Oman as many women prefer to keep it under wraps until it is too late. ‘It might be time for men to take the initiative ensure that female members of every family undergo regular screening,’ says Dr Rajyashree Narayanankutty, who specialises in breast cancer diagnosis in Oman, in an exclusive chat with Muscat Daily

In June 2023, the Directorate General of Health Services of Muscat Governorate, represented by the Department of Primary Health Care at the Ministry of Health (MOH), in cooperation with Oman Breast Cancer Society and Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre had organised a health symposium on early detection of breast cancer, to raise awareness and urge women to perform the early detection of breast cancer.