{"id":23860,"date":"2024-11-07T12:22:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T12:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23860"},"modified":"2024-11-07T12:22:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T12:22:40","slug":"recover-guyana-hosts-pink-sunflower-symposium-for-breast-cancer-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/recover-guyana-hosts-pink-sunflower-symposium-for-breast-cancer-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Recover Guyana Hosts \u2018Pink Sunflower\u2019 Symposium for Breast Cancer Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>October 14, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recover Guyana, a local non-governmental organization, hosted a symposium titled \u201cPink Sunflower\u201d at the National Library over the weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is part of the organization\u2019s ongoing activities for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and aims to raise awareness and empower breast cancer survivors and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The symposium provided a platform for discussing critical issues related to breast cancer, featuring talks by notable figures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>British High Commissioner Jane Miller addressed the audience on the importance of cancer survivor advocacy, emphasizing the role of emotional support and solidarity among survivors and allies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She highlighted the theme of collaboration, reinforcing that no one should have to face cancer alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Dr. Surendra Persaud, Medical Director of Caribbean Surgery Inc., spoke about the importance of early detection in combating breast cancer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted cultural barriers to seeking early treatment and emphasized that awareness and early intervention are crucial to improving survival rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recover Guyana\u2019s campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed under the theme \u201cNourishing Hope, Strengthening Lives,\u201d reflecting the organization\u2019s commitment to supporting those affected by breast cancer and promoting early detection as a life-saving measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 14, 2024 Recover Guyana, a local non-governmental organization, hosted a symposium titled \u201cPink Sunflower\u201d at the National Library over the weekend. This event is part of the organization\u2019s ongoing&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23860"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23861,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23860\/revisions\/23861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}