Brest Friends was established in 2005 by Dr Houriya Kazim, the UAE’s first female surgeon, with the mission to save lives by increasing awareness of breast cancer in the United Arab Emirates.
Brest Friends offers support to breast cancer patients by removing barriers such as limited or no health insurance, lack of transportation and childcare, or language and cultural differences. For the last 10 years, Brest Friends has run the only breast cancer support group in Dubai where patients and survivors meet once a month to learn, socialise and support each other.
In 2015, Brest Friends partnered with Al Jalila Foundation to promote early detection of breast cancer, facilitate medical treatment and, most importantly, set up and fund locally-based research into the epidemiology of breast cancer in the UAE.
This month’s event will take place on 16th October. Call 04-3838018, email brestfriends@outlook.com or visit www.brestfriends.org and www.aljalilafoundation/brestfriends for more information.