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One hour of training for a blind woman on breast cancer screening in Germany

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One hour of training for a blind woman on breast cancer screening in Germany
Day 15
How blind women save lives with their particularly good sense of touch

Breast cancer is still the most common cancer among women in Germany. Early detection and treatment of breast cancer means less stress for those affected and significantly improves the patients' chances of survival. Blind and visually impaired people often have a proven superior sense of touch. discovering hands makes use of this talent.

How blind women save lives with their particularly good sense of touch
need
Breast cancer screening
activity
MTU qualification for blind and visually impaired women is offered
Measurable performance
Number of women who can participate in the training
Result
Number of women who were able to find employment and number of breast cancer cases that were detected early as a result of them
Systemically relevant impact
Blind women are integrated into society and are given an important task and responsibility through their work. The number of deaths from breast cancer is decreasing
background

In Germany, over 60,000 women develop breast cancer every year. Every year, 18,000 women die from this disease. This makes breast cancer the most common cause of death in women between 40 and 44 and the deadliest type of cancer in women between 25 and 74. For women under 50, the standard examination procedure is a manual examination. Mammography screening is only offered to women over 50. This makes the manual examination all the more important. On the one hand, standardized examinations in routine consultations are often not sufficient and tumors are often not detected. On the other hand, there are around 1.2 million people in Germany with less than 30% vision, not all of whom are employed when they are of working age. A lack of equipment and adaptation of the working environment as well as prejudices against the performance of visually impaired people explain their low integration rate into the job market. Women are particularly affected by this.

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The good deed

Blind or visually impaired women who have qualified as MTUs (medical tactile examiners) have successfully turned their "disability" into a talent. They perform responsible work that provides a meaningful and positively perceived service in the health system. 27 doctors in clinics and practices that employ MTUs at 16 locations are now participating in the model.

AboutGermany
Berlin
Berlin
Capital city
80,523,700 (2013)
80,523,700 (2013)
Population
41,513 US$
41,513 US$
Gross domestic product per capita per year
5
5
Human Development Index (Human Development Index)

Most populous country in the EU, "Land of poets and thinkers", "Land of ideas"
About the organization and further information

organization

discovering hands gUG

The Discovering Hands project is supported by Ashoka and the Ruderman Foundation. Furthermore, the State Minister (North Rhine-Westphalia) of the Ministry of Health, Emancipation, Care and Ageing, Barbara Steffens, has taken over the patronage of the project and thus stands for the quality of the project.

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