Female volunteers in northwestern Syria raise awareness of breast cancer

Volunteers raise breast cancer awareness among women in opposition areas in northwestern Syria, where access to health care is limited.
Displaced Syrian women walk at a camp in Kafr Lusin village on the border with Turkey in the northwestern province of Idlib, Syria, March 10, 2020.
Displaced Syrian women walk at a camp in Kafr Lusin village on the border with Turkey in the northwestern province of Idlib, Syria, March 10, 2020. - Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images
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Khaled al-Khateb
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ALEPPO, Syria — Coinciding with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, launched a campaign aimed at educating Syrian women in opposition-controlled areas in northwestern Syria about breast cancer. 

The campaign, dubbed “Don’t Delay It,” focuses on the importance of early detection and self-examination and the impact on recovery rates, according to an Oct. 7 post on the White Helmets’ Facebook page.

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