To create awareness of breast cancer, Avivo Group is organising the “Ribbon of Life Walk” on Friday, 19 October. Open to all, the two-kilometre walk, will be held between 4-5 pm at Horizon International School, Al Wasl, Dubai, and aims to alert public on the signs and symptoms of breast cancer and the importance of screening and early detection to raise survival chances.
Avivo Group is also offering free mammography and breast examination sessions at the group’s facilities in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah namely National Hospital- Abu Dhabi, Reem Medical and Diagnostic Centre- Sharjah and Primacare Speciality Clinic, Musalla Tower, Bur Dubai.
Commenting on the initiative, Dr Dilshaad Ali, Group CEO, Avivo Group, said, “This year alone, over 4,500 people in the UAE were diagnosed with cancer, and within that more than 20 percent were breast cancer cases. This should give us an idea of how essential it is for every woman over the age of 40 to go for regular screening. Early breast cancer detection allows for more treatment options and better chances of survival.”
Registrations can be done on site on the day of the walk between 3:00 – 3:45 pm.