Approximately 15 new breast cancer cases are reported daily in Sri Lanka, while about three women die each day due to the disease, health authorities have revealed.
Health experts emphasize that breast cancer is completely curable if detected early, urging all women to perform self-breast examinations starting at age 20.
According to the Ministry of Health, women aged between 20 and 40 should undergo a clinical breast examination once every three years, while those above 40 are advised to have the examination annually.
The Ministry further advised that women experiencing symptoms or risk factors—such as lumps in the breast or armpit, dimpling of the breast skin, swelling, abnormal discharge or bleeding from the nipple, inverted nipple, breast pain, or skin changes—should seek immediate medical consultation. Women can access services at obstetrician-gynecologists, health clinics, cancer screening centers, breast clinics, and surgical clinics across the country.
