Faculty of Nursing, Beni Suef University, organizes an awareness seminar on cancer

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The Faculty of Nursing at Beni Suef University, under the auspices of Dr. Mansour Hassan, President of the University, organized an awareness seminar on cancer for the members of the Faculty of Graduate Studies for Advanced Sciences, believing in the role of the Faculty of Nursing in spreading and raising health awareness. This was under the supervision of Dr. Mohamed Nagi, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, Dr. Hanan El-Zeblawy Hassan, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Nursing for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, Dr. Ahmed Farghali, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, and Dr. Mai Raslan, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs. Dr. Hanan El-Zeblawy, Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, lectured at the seminar.
The symposium addressed the definition of cancer, its causes, symptoms, and tests necessary to detect different types of lung, colon, breast, ovarian, uterine, stomach, bladder, and other cancers. It also addressed different types of treatments, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and hormonal treatments. In addition to preventive measures to prevent cancer in general and breast cancer in particular, practicing breastfeeding, avoiding taking birth control pills for a long time, exercising or doing any physical activity for at least 30 minutes daily. Also , avoiding the use of hormone therapy after menopause, changing the unhealthy lifestyle, avoiding obesity and weight gain, and eating healthy food rich in vegetables, fruits, fatty fish, legumes, and vegetables that contain allium.
Modern trends in breast cancer prevention were presented, such as dyeing underwear with orange peel extracts as one of the preventive measures against breast cancer in women, and preventing breast cancer with herbs, natural compounds, and antioxidants that fight the causes of breast cancer, such as ginger, flax seeds, mint, and turmeric, which contains a powerful compound called curcumin found in its roots and has the ability to protect the body and treat it from cancer, especially breast cancer. Also , hot pepper which works to greatly prevent the growth of cancer cells, and garlic to prevent breast cancer and other types of cancer that affect the stomach, pancreas, and digestive system, as it helps greatly to strengthen the immune system. Furthermore, curry leaves which are considered an anti-cancer treatment and help prevent the recurrence of cancer. Else, green tea, vinegar and barley, which contain anti-tumor and cancer mutation properties. At the end of the symposium, leaflets were distributed that included the important points on the subject.