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21FOURTHQUARTER2013I1ofallbreastcancersarediagnosedinmen.IGeneralstatisticshowthatoneineightwomenwillbediagnosedwithbreastcancerduringherlifetime.Howeversomesaythatonein26womenwillbediagnosedbutthiscanbeduetothefactthatwomeninpoorerruralareasmaynothaveaccesstomedicalfacilitiesandthustheymaynotbediagnosedandtreated.IItisimportantthatallwomenof40shouldgetregularmammograms.Youngwomenmustdobreastselfexaminationwhentheyreachpuberty.Thisexaminationmustbedoneonthesamedayeachmonth.Thiswayabnormalitiescanbedetectedsoonandtreatmentcanbeminimallyinvasive.ISince2008220mammographershavequaliedatUJ.IRadiographyisclassiedasascarceskillbytheDepartmentofHealthandtheDepartmentofLabourmammographyfallsunderradiographybutitisevenmorespecialised.Thereisaconstantdemandformoremammographersanditisagoodcareerchoiceforwomen.Howeverwomenwhowanttoqualifyasmammographersmustbeprofessionalhaveempathyandbeagoodcommunicatorbecausemammographyissuchanintimateandoftenemotionalprocedure.AfewinterestingfactsItsgreatwhenwomensupportandupliftoneanotherABOVEProfAmiraOsmanPHOTOCOLLENMAEPAAMANDAAND14OTHERLADIESCLIMBEDTHEHIGHESTMOUNTAININAFRICATOSHOWTHATWITHTHECORRECTPREPARATIONMENTALTOUGHNESSANDTHEWILLTOGOONANYMOUNTAINCANBECONQUEREDProfAmiraOsmanisanAssociateProfinArchitectureawifeandawomanwithdualnationality.ShehailsfromSudanwheresheobtainedherBScinArchitectureattheUniversityofKhartoumin1988aPostgraduateDiplomaattheInstituteforHousingStudiesIHSinRotterdamin1992aMastersinArchitectureattheUniversityofKhartouminSudanin1996andaPhDinArchitectureattheUniversityofPretoriain2004.HerresearchfocusareasarehousingandhumansettlementsOpenBuildinginformalsettlementsandgovernment-subsidisedsocialrentalhousing.SheistheGeneralReporterandheadofthescienticcommitteefortheUnionofInternationalArchitectureUIA.WithArchitecturebeingamaledominatedindustryshewasfacedwithchallengesofbeingconstantlyquestionedandfoundsuspiciouswhenamanintheindustrywouldbeeasilytrusted.Shealwayshadtoprovethatshehadsomethingdifferenttooffer.Amirabelievesthatitisimportantforwomentobeacknowledgedfortheworktheydoandwomensmonthistheperfectmonthforotherstodojustthat.Itsgreatwhenwomensupportandupliftoneanotheritsaveryimportantfactorbutatthesametimethesupportthatisbeingshownisnotenough.Weneedtodomoreshesaid.BeinganacademicandamarriedwomanIamveryprotectiveofmyrelationshipswithmyfamilyandfriends.Ibelievethatitisimportanttomaintainabalancebetweenthetwoforthesakeofmyownsanityandproductivityatwork.Oneofmypersonalritualsistocookeverydayandspendquieteveningsathomemostweekdaysshesaid.AmiraisahumanitarianandanexceptionalwomanwithapassionfordesigningandrestructuringabetterSouthAfrica.SherecentlytookpartinthemountainbikeraceattheKnysnaOysterFestivalandsheregularlyjogsattheUJStadiumclosetoherhomeinWestdene.