The Daily Observer (Banjul)

Gambia: Woman, 32 Needs Urgent Help

By Ebrima Jatta, 27 June 2008

Haddy Joof has been battling a breast disorder for 3 years and needs urgent help to undergo further treatment in Dakar, Senegal..

Haddy was first presented at the surgical Out-patient Unit at the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital with a slowly growing right breast lump with no nipple discharge.

On examination, Haddy was found to have a mobile lump in the inner quadrant of the right breast and a Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) also showed a small group of atypical cells suspicious of malignancy as a result of which she was consequently admitted of the RVTH were a lumpectomy was carried out with a wide margin on her.

The results then revealed an infiltrating ductal carcinoma.

Tagged: Gambia, Health, West Africa

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  • oxs
    Jun 27 2008, 22:38
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    I would love to offer some form of help for Haddy and need to know how to help and who to contact.