A Cross Sectional study was conducted via short survey to see the need for cancer awareness , treatment and need for pain and palliative care among the FDMN in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar

Dilara Zaman(30), came to the health facility of kutupalong health camp with pain and burning on chest. On interview we found Dilara is also suffering from mild pain on breast. On July 3rd, 2019 a team of two Doctors from Bangladesh Palliative and Support Care Foundation (BPSCF), visited Rohingya camp (kutupalong) for a cross sectional study conducting survey on Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationalities (FDMN) in one international and one national health facility to see the ‘need assesment for cancer screening, pain and palliation’. We interviewed 85 beneficiaries and we found that most of them are unaware about cancer. Dr Rumana Dowla, founder of BPSCF have also performed a session on training the beneficiary on  Self Breast Examination (SBE), additionally Cervical cancer and Breast cancer education was also given to the beneficiaries.                              

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