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Abortion, miscarriage can cause breast cancer
Dr Partey-Newman
The Chief Executive Officer of Ladybits Health and Wellness Clinic,Dr Victoria Partey-Newmansaysabortion and miscarriagecould put a woman at risk of developing breast cancer.
According to her, a miscarriage or termination of a pregnancy halt the process of breast enlargement which is occasioned by the increased levels of the estrogen hormones.
“So miscarriage or abortion will expose the mother to high concentrations of estrogen and it can give some type of breast cancer.”
Dr Newman said this in an interview with The Spectator on Thursday at herresidence in Dome, Accra.
“During pregnancy there are hormonal changes, one of the hormones that increases is the estrogen which helps with the increase in breast size, a process known as cell differentiation,” she said.
She said cell differentiation usually occurs in the second half of the pregnancy with miscarriage normally occurring in the first half.
She explained that when estrogen is released without the differentiation, it could put one at risk of developing breast cancer, especiallywhen the pregnancy was miscarried at that stage.
“It is the same with abortion; when one does not go full term with the pregnancy and the fetusis aborted before the first half of the pregnancy and there is an increase in estrogen without differentiation, it can lead to breast cancer.
“So we can say the hormonal changes of estrogen in the first half of pregnancy that affects the undifferentiated breast cells can put one at risk of breast cancer,” she stated.
DrPartey-Newman therefore urged women to constantly examine their breast and also called on government to take up the cost of treatment.
She encouraged men to support their partners when they are diagnosed of the disease and not abandoned them.
DrPartey-Newman said sucking the breast by men may reduce the risk of breast cancer among women.
She explained that the hormones released during breastfeedingwhich have been found to prevent breast cancer were also released during sucking.
However, she indicated that studies had not confirmed whether sucking of breast by men can reduce the risk of cancer likebreastfeeding.
“When a woman breastfeeds a child, there is the release of a hormone known as oxytocin. This hormone is what forms the bond between the mother and child. It is also released during love-making between a man and a women when the breast is sucked,” she said.
DrPartey-Newman saidthere were no confirmed studies on sucking of breast but sucking it has the tendency to reduce breast cancer just because of the release of hormones.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
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GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
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Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation –Pres.Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the misuse of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for personal financial gain by individuals in leadership positions.
Speaking during a meeting with Chief Executives of specified entities under the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) on Thursday, March 13, the President directly attributed the dire state of SOEs to their leadership, accusing chief executives, management teams, and governing boards of prioritising personal enrichment over organisational efficiency.
He pointed to bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures as factors draining public funds while SOEs continue to rely on government bailouts.
“Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation by appointees. The chief executives, management, and boards of these enterprises are responsible for this situation. Some SOEs have become perennial loss-makers, draining public funds with bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures while relying on government bailouts as if entitled to them. Many of these entities are at their lowest point in the entire history of the Fourth Republic,” he said.
President Mahama further noted that many SOEs have been plagued by inefficiencies, corruption, and mismanagement, leading to consistent financial losses. He cited the 2023 State Ownership Report by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), which highlighted systemic inefficiencies and wasteful expenditures within these entities.
He therefore reaffirmed his commitment to reforming under-performing SOEs and ensuring they serve national interests.
He warned that loss-making SOEs will no longer be tolerated and will either be merged, privatised, or closed.
“I will assess you based on your performance. If you do not align with the pace of the reset agenda, you may be asked to step aside. If that adds to the horror movie, so be it,” he added.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
