Why the benefits of regular screening for breast cancer still elude many Arab women
DUBAI: Despite significant efforts at early detection and new treatments, breast cancer claims the lives of over 680,000 women every year. In the Middle East, Arab women can be divided into categories including the proactive, fearful and negligent, as well as many who lack access to finances and proper care.
Afrah, a Dubai-based learning assistant from Yemen, is constantly encouraged by her husband to…