The University of Cape Coast (UCC) branch of the Senior Staff Association- Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) has organized a symposium to create awareness on breast cancer.

The programme was organized by the Women's Commission of SSA-UoG, UCC in partnership with the Danquah Institute. 

It was on the theme: "Breast Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Screening Practices in Ghana." 

The month of October, annually, is celebrated as breast cancer awareness month, to increase awareness for early detection, treatment and palliative care of the disease globally.

A Breast Cancer Advocate and Radiologist, Madam Grace Animwaa, said breasts play a crucial role in the human life and must be handled with care, saying every woman is in the "cancer risk group." 

She advised women to know their breast status because breast cancer was not a respecter of persons.