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[FILE PHOTO] Breast cancer
Health experts have urged Nigerians, especially women, to be mindful of the factors that cause the ailment, which is said to be a disease of the genes. Some of these factors include lifestyle, exposure to some chemicals and radiations, heredity and some viruses, all of which can trigger changes in a cell’s genes.
Breast cancer is one of the most common in Nigeria, and often occurs in women, although men can also develop the ailment. Some of the common symptoms of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, bloody discharge from the nipple and changes in the shape, size or texture of the nipple. Metastatic breast cancer, also known as Stage four or advanced breast cancer, is one that has spread beyond the breast and nearby lymph nodes to other parts of the body; most often the bones, lungs, liver or brain.
Dr Mutebi lights up whenever she talks about women’s health and her plans to ensure she leaves a positive impact in their lives, and yet women’s healthcare per se wasn’t her plan when she joined medical school.
There’s always the misconception that you’ll know what your passion is from the start, or it will hit you in the head and you will just know. Dr Mutebi laughs when she explains this. It takes trial and error, an openness and willingness to learn, humility, and going through a series of experiences and finding what you tend to gravitate towards to.