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Organized by the Center, Sheikh Mohammed Hussien Al-Amoudi Center of
Excellence in Breast Cancer the activities of “Women’s Health
Empowerment 2" under the title "How to Protect Myself from Breast
Cancer in the Future” it is held a few days before the World Cancer
Day which is celebrated on 4th
of February of each year. H.E. Prof. Mahmoud bin Shaheen Al-Ahwal,
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at King Abdulaziz University in
Jeddah grace the activity on Thursday, 30th
January 2014 at the Main Auditorium at King Abdulaziz University
Hospital which included many of the paragraphs and distinct value.
The start of the ceremony was by creative and media, Mr. Adel
Pflh
who welcomed all attendees, followed by reading of verses from the
Holy Quran and then welcome remarks by Her Excellency Dr. Samia Al-Amoudi
CEO of the Center who commended the Honor of H.E. Prof. Mahmoud bin
Shaheen Al-Ahwal for his efforts to support and success of Women’s
Health Empowerment Project and then Dr. Samia welcomed all male and
female students and all who come after clarification of the concept
of empowerment and its relevance in health community service.
Followed by Prof. Mahmoud bin Shaheen Al-Ahwal welcome speech and a
tribute to the efforts exerted by Dr. Samia Al-Amoudi, her
enthusiasm and ideas and as a commissioner for her outstanding
achievements which have become distinct. And he delivered a speech
urging students, and guidelines on the importance of empowerment.
The right to take a decision where his mother is a patient cured
itself, without interference, and the importance of the early
detection of breast
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and he wish all success of the lectures in the forum useful and
valuable for the audiences.
Then it was the honoring of the speakers at the forum: Dr. Bassem
Jamal, Dr. Susan Kafi, Ms. Leana Almoaina, as well honoring and
thanking Prof. Mahmoud bin Shaheen Al-Ahwal.
After that, Dr. Samia Al-Amoudi gave a lecture entitled "Debunk the
Myths World Day 2014" which is about the importance of human rights
culture, which came to the subject of health empowerment. She also
narrated her inspiring story and how she suffered from cancer and
how she overcome the disease and highlighted the importance of
breast self-examination workshops to teach breast self-examination
for youth
and young women to spread the message in the community to both women
and men who also has 1 % of the proportion chance to have breast
cancer and clarified that the fundamental problem in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia is the problem of community awareness. The problem of
the culture of a people who have not been aware of the importance of
early detection to now women’s health and empowerment is the only
way of protection and prevention of breast cancer.
Then Dr. Susan Kafi gave a lecture entitled "Hormones and Breast
Cancer," which spoke of hormones and their relationship with breast
cancer and the impact of its uni- dimensional ones which may be of
the causes of this disease and how to prevent them.
Followed by a lecture from Ms. Leana Almoaina entitled "Lifestyle,
Diet and Exercise” on cancer prevention in general and focused on
the health of women in sports and emphasis on the movement and
exercise regularly and to follow a diet which contribute to the
reduction of symptoms of disease and help in physical and mental
health. Confirming the importance of sport and the importance of the
implementation of the sports programs and hiking activities.
After that, Dr. Bassem Jamal gave a lecture on "Smoking and Risk of
Breast Cancer," he narrated the history of smoking and control.
Tobacco companies and expansion after the First World War and
through propaganda advertisements of doctors and others, and the
extent of the wars that took place between companies and between
scientists research on smoking
and cancer that is continuing until this day and directing them to
women in every aspect of life and provided them some statistics on
the proportion of rooms of children, as well as the proportion of
the deceased because of smoking and confirms that quitting is the
best way to prevent cancer ..
The activities of the Forum, which took place in this year under the
slogan of (How to Protect Myself from Breast Cancer in the Future)
has concluded a number of recommendations for the role of enhanced
health empowerment, while the participants attending the forum
through their discussions importance of these lectures in raising
the level of awareness of the members of the society in general and
women in particular.
At the end was Dr. Samia Al-Amoudi honoring all employees in the
center who contributed to the success of the Forum and thanked them
for their best effort in order to achieve empowerment.
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