Is it all Hemorrhoids or ‘Koh Koh’?
In a recent conversation with an old friend I realized they had medical issues which drove our conversation towards a totally different path. Well this very nice conversation had me going all the wayRead More…
Category: Cancer screening
A Solutions Based Approach to Problem Solving
For many years I have lamented the lack of trained health workers in Ghana to treat precancerous lesions of the cervix. A handful of gynecologists in Ghana are equipped with the skill to treat precanRead More…
Addressing the Risk of Anal Cancer in Baltimore City, By Dr. Leonard Sowah
On the first approach by our division chief to work on a project to develop an anal cancer screening program I must admit I was a skeptic. Like most physicians I believed high resolution anoscopies weRead More…
Preventing cervical cancer in Ghana: Education should be geared towards solving problems of the society, By Dr. Kofi EffahÂ
January is being celebrated in Ghana as cervical cancer awareness month. This is laudable considering the fact that cervical cancer, a very preventable disease, kills many Ghanaian women. It is greatRead More…
Colon Cancer Prevention, Do we Really Know Enough? By Dr. Leonard Sowah
I recently visited my primary care doctor after more than a year. At the end of the visit he gave me some encouraging feedback. My weight was stable, he may be right there but I know the weight is notRead More…
Breast play and breast cancer risk, By Dr. Leonard Sowah
In the past few weeks there has been a lot of interest on the breast as different organizations advance various initiatives to help reduce risk of Breast Cancer in Ghana. These activities attracted aRead More…
THE NEVER-ENDING DEBATE ON PROSTATE CANCER PREVENTION, WHAT MUST MEN DO?
Prostate cancer screening always raises a lot of controversy on MANY accounts. Most notable among these is the nature of the physical exam recommended for screening, digital rectal exam (DRE). On a Read More…
Difficult conversations – Talking about sex with your doctor
I recently read a book by Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz a UCLA cardiologist who also happens to be a consultant for the Los Angeles Zoo. In her book ‘Zoobiquity’ Dr. Natterson-Horowitz demystifiRead More…