Gaza Health Ministry Warns of Catastrophic Breast Cancer Care Crisis
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
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- Gaza faces a catastrophic breast cancer care crisis.
- Early detection services are nearly halted.
- Shortages of chemotherapy and radiation therapy drugs exist.
- Specialized surgeries and radiation treatments have stopped.
- Ministry calls for urgent international aid and open crossings.
The Gaza Ministry of Health has declared a catastrophic health reality for breast cancer patients, warning that early detection and diagnostic services are nearly halted due to severe shortages of mammography equipment and laboratory supplies. This lack of resources deprives thousands of women of the opportunity to discover the disease in its early stages.
The ministry further stated that the Gaza Strip is facing an acute deficit in chemotherapy, hormonal, and targeted therapy medications. Additionally, radiation therapy services and specialized surgical procedures for cancer treatment have ceased.
In response to the crisis, the ministry appealed to international and UN organizations for urgent intervention to provide essential medicines, supplies, and medical equipment. They stressed the need to ensure the continuity of cancer patient treatment and called for the opening of crossings to facilitate the travel of patients requiring radiation or surgical care unavailable within Gaza.
The ministry cautioned that the danger extends beyond already diagnosed cases to include women who may have undetected cancer, emphasizing that "Pink October" in Gaza serves as a distress call to save the lives of cancer patients.
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