MENSTRUAL HISTORY AND BREAST CANCER

MENSTRUAL HISTORY AND BREAST CANCER

When girls start menstruating at a younger age, the time between breast development and a first full-term pregnancy is usually longer than when menstruation happens later. During this time, breast tissue tends to be immature, overactive, and particularly sensitive to...
BREAST CHANGES DURING PREGNANCY

BREAST CHANGES DURING PREGNANCY

NORMAL CHANGES DURING PREGNANCY: Your breasts change during pregnancy to prepare them for feeding your baby. These changes are caused by an increase in hormones, and may include the following: Tenderness or a change in sensation of the nipple and breast An increase in...
BREAST CANCER & FASTING

BREAST CANCER & FASTING

Researchers at several universities in San Diego suggest that fasting for 13 hours a day may reduce breast cancer recurrence and death from the disease. Scientists at two other California universities concluded separately that calorie reduction and fasting may help...
PINK RIBBON HOSPITAL & SADAQAH-E- JARIAH

PINK RIBBON HOSPITAL & SADAQAH-E- JARIAH

Al’Quran: “Those who spend in charity will be richly rewarded” (57:10) To truly care for one another, we must love for others what we love for ourselves. What better way to love one another than to give charity? Ramzan is an honorable and blessed month, and the...
HOW COMMON IS BREAST CANCER IN PAKISTAN?

HOW COMMON IS BREAST CANCER IN PAKISTAN?

Among Asian countries, Pakistan has the highest incidence of breast cancer.  According to a research conducted, approximately 1 out of every 9 women is likely to suffer from breast cancer at any point in her life and about 77% of invasive breast cancer occurred in...
ZAKAT AND BREAST CANCER PATIENTS

ZAKAT AND BREAST CANCER PATIENTS

The most painful thing in life is losing relationships. We understand disease and death only after it has placed its hands on someone we love. 40,000 women die of Breast Cancer every year in Pakistan. Imagine a father who mourns for his daughter, a husband who lost...