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American Academy Of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (AACSH) Opens Its Doors In Support Of Breast Cancer Patients
In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (AACSH) has opened its doors for patients fighting with breast cancer in an exclusive team up with the Breast Cancer Arabia Foundation, aiming to financially support women diagnosed with breast cancer who are unable to afford treatment.As part of the partnership the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (AACSH) has engaged to provide all necessary medical and professional help to patients who have approached the Breast Cancer Arabia Foundation seeking support for their life saving treatment.
The partnership has been marked by the first breast cancer surgery successfully performed at the hospital facility on a 46 year old lady on Tuesday August 13th 2012.
“We are glad to work hand in hand with the Breast Cancer Arabia Foundation and provide our state-of-art operation theatres and admission facilities to those in need.
I am particularly pleased that the first such surgery has been successfully performed in the month of Ramadan, the month of giving and blessings.” – commented Michael Stroud, CEO of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital.
“It is a heart breaking fact that women who cannot afford breast cancer treatment, go home to die ”- said Elizabeth Reyes, Founder and Executive Director of Breast Cancer Arabia – “Working together with our hospital partners, we can give the women in need the best chance of surviving their breast cancer. It is essential to us and to the patient to assure that she gets the right type of professional treatment at the right place. This is why we have partnered with the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (AACSH) to provide Breast Cancer Arabia Foundation sponsored treatment” – she added.
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (AACSH) has shown firm support to a number of charity and humanitarian causes as part of its corporate social responsibility program.
Ever since its opening back in 2008 the hospital has been working along with government and private organizations in order to help people in need by providing professional and specialized medical help in the field of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.
The Breast Cancer Arabia Foundation is based in Dubai and has the mission to financially support those who are unable to afford breast cancer treatment. It caters to all ladies in the United Arab Emirates who have been diagnosed with breast cancer as well as those who would like to learn more about the disease that threatens the lives to many women every year and how best to treat it if diagnosed.
