The Princess Salma bint Abdullah College of Nursing at Al al-Bayt University held an awareness workshop entitled "Pink October: Early Detection Saves Your Life", in the presence of the Dean of the College, Professor Dr. Ahmed Al-Tobeishat, as part of enhancing health awareness about the importance of early detection of breast cancer and ways to prevent it.

The workshop was presented by health education specialist Ms. Taghreed Saleh from the Jordanian Breast Cancer Program at the King Hussein Cancer Center. She reviewed the importance of early detection and its role in increasing treatment opportunities and reducing disease progression. She also addressed the most prominent risk factors that may increase the likelihood of developing breast cancer, including family history, the use of hormone replacement therapy, lack of breastfeeding, and smoking, in addition to other factors.

She also touched on the most prominent symptoms of breast cancer and methods of detecting it, including self-examination at home, clinical examination by specialists, and mammography, stressing the importance of adhering to periodic examinations according to medical recommendations.

For his part, the Dean of the College, Professor Dr. Ahmed Al-Tobeishat, stressed the importance of enhancing community awareness of early detection of breast cancer and encouraging women to undergo the necessary examinations periodically, which contributes to detecting the disease in its early stages and reducing its complications.

He pointed out that the responsibility for breast cancer awareness is a shared responsibility that requires the concerted efforts of various institutions and relevant authorities to spread health culture and promote preventive practices, which contributes to reducing the spread of the disease and protecting women's health.

Dr. Kamelah Alimat also spoke about the importance of breast cancer awareness and the need to enhance health culture among women about prevention methods and the importance of early detection, pointing to the role of awareness in detecting the disease in its early stages and increasing the chances of recovery, and stressing the importance of periodic examinations and not being complacent with any abnormal symptoms.

The workshop was attended by the Vice Dean, a number of faculty members in the college, and the workshop coordinators, Dr. Kamelah Alimat and Professor Fadwa Abu Al-Shaar.