Around 2500 Breast Cancer Patients Are Being Identified Annually In Sri Lanka And 800 Of Them Die-Dr.Mahipala

Around 2500 Breast Cancer Patients are being identified annually from Sri Lanka and 800 of them die due to the identification of the disease at later stage according to Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala.

The majority of the Breast Cancer Patients identified from Sri Lanka are elderly females and the disease amongst the younger females here are also on the increase Dr.Mahipala has stressed.

Even the Breast Cancer amongst males too are on the increase and due to this fact males too should be on alert on the disease Local Oncologists have stated.

In the globe around 1.8 million Breast Cancer Patients are being identified annually according to the statistics.

If there is a a suspicious symptom/symptoms related to Breast Cancer the patient should seek medical advise without any delay Oncologists have said."People can visit one of the  324 "Suwa Nari" clinics Which providing testing facilities of breast cancer free of charge ,functioned at MOH(Medical Officer On Health) Offices throughout the island every Saturday" and check their status of the disease they have said.

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Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe To Visit Japan This Weekend.

Prime Minster Ranil Wikramsinghe is due to leave Japan this weekend for an official visit.This tour is the second foreign tour of Prime Minister Wickramsinghas since he assumed his duties  as the  prime minister last month.

He has also toured India recently.

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Sri Lankan President To Address UN General Assembly Tomorrow(30)

President Maithripala Sirisene is due to address the 70th Session of United Nations General Assembly currently underway in New York ,United States Of America tomorrow(30).

The Sri Lankan President has met several world leaders during last few days including US President Barrack Obama and held discussions on bi lateral issues.

POPULAR ABSTRACT PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR AMERICAN ARTIST PAUL JACKSON POLLOCK(1912-1956)

THIS POPULAR COLORFUL ABSTRACT PAINTING WAS DONE BY  YESTERYEAR AMERICAN ARTIST PAUL JACKSON POLLOCK.HE HAS PAINTED MOST FAMOUS PAINTINGS DURING THE DRIP PERIOD FROM 1947-1950.

POLLOCK WAS POPULARLY KNOWN AS USED STICKS AND TROWELS TO PAINT HIS PAINTINGS INSTEAD OF USING PAINTING BRUSHES.AS HE USED MY FAVORITE COLORS BLUE,YELLOW AND RED FOR THIS PAINTING I TOO LIKE THIS ART WORK.

Local Government Election To Be Held As Scheduled- Prime Minister Ranil wikramasinghe

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has said today(29) there's no need to postpone the forthcoming local government election which scheduled to be held in March next year.

"The Local Bodies now require members with fresh blood.Therefore the government has decided not to postpone the election " Prime Minister has stated while addressing an event held in Colombo today.