{"id":26093,"date":"2025-02-02T00:41:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T00:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26093"},"modified":"2025-02-02T00:41:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T00:41:21","slug":"mammography-machines-to-be-installed-at-four-regional-hospitals-to-improve-breast-cancer-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/mammography-machines-to-be-installed-at-four-regional-hospitals-to-improve-breast-cancer-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"Mammography Machines to Be Installed at Four Regional Hospitals to Improve Breast Cancer Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Jan 2, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To strengthen breast cancer screening across the country, the Ministry of Health has procured four mammography machines that will be installed at the New Amsterdam, Linden, Lethem, and Suddie Hospitals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move aims to enhance early detection and treatment of breast cancer, the most common cancer among women in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, highlighted that last year, 253 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, only one mammography machine is available at the Georgetown Public Hospital, leaving a significant gap in access to screening for many women, particularly in rural areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new machines are expected to be in place by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to improving access to mammograms, Dr. Anthony emphasized the importance of identifying the specific type of breast cancer each patient has. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is crucial for tailoring effective treatment plans and ensuring better outcomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He assured that with the new equipment, healthcare providers will be able to detect any forms of breast cancer more efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Health has also reported other cancer diagnoses, including 200 men diagnosed with prostate cancer, 107 women diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 98 cases of colorectal cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The installation of the mammography machines is part of the government&#8217;s ongoing efforts to provide better healthcare services across the country, with a focus on early detection and prevention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan 2, 2025 To strengthen breast cancer screening across the country, the Ministry of Health has procured four mammography machines that will be installed at the New Amsterdam, Linden, Lethem,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13422,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26093","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\/26093","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=26093"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26095,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26093\/revisions\/26095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}