Doctors' Digest

BMI consultant hosts breast cancer awareness talks

Despite high profile breast cancer awareness campaigns, 46 per cent of adult females in the capital still do not perform regular breast checks,and as October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close BMI The Garden Hospital and BMI Kings Oak and Cavell Hospitals are holding awareness evenings to raise awareness of the disease which kills 12,000 women in the UK each year. Consultant Beast Surgeon Mr Victor Jaffe who practices at BMI The Garden Hospital and BMI Kings Oak and Cavell Hospitals will offer advice on how often women should be performing breast checks and what key indicators of breast cancer they should be on the look out for. “It is surprising so many women put their health at risk by not being breast aware”, Mr Jaffe said.