Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain on Sunday urged doctors, particularly female physicians, to take breast cancer awareness campaigns to rural communities, saying seminars alone will not adequately benefit disadvantaged women.

"If you spend at least three days a year in villages or talk to women wherever you are, I think you can make a significant contribution to breast cancer awareness," he said while addressing a discussion at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2026.

Highlighting the challenges faced by rural women, who often remain occupied with household chores and have limited access to health information, the minister called for coor...