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A cancer treatment centre in Ghana has made another tremendous stride in averting the spread of breast cancer and other cancer-related issues. The Sweden-Ghana Medical Centre (SGMC), located at Adjiringano, East Legon Hills in Accra has in the last two years treated cancer cases with the survivors testifying about the centre after undergoing a successful surgery. The centre has again raised Ghana�s image high with another breast cancer victim pulling through. A breast cancer survivor, Juliette Mills-Lutterodt, who was treated in the United States, shared with Peace FM her experience and that of her mother, who was treated at the SGMC. She told Kwami Sefa Kayi a harrowing tale of what she went through and the huge sums of money she paid to undergo a successful treatment of her cancerous breast. The extremely good-looking fair-skinned Mills-Lutterodt revealed that she experienced a severe loss of hair which resulted in her shaving off all her hair in order to avoid a spread of the cancer. She also recounted that she experienced increasing joint pains and her nails darkened as a result of the cancer before undergoing chemotherapy treatment for a year and half for her restoration process. According to her, unlike the Ghana-based cancer centre, she dolled out 1900 dollars to first check the nature of her cancer, and later incurred other costs to the tune of 200,000 dollars to go through her chemotherapy. But upon realizing her mother had developed a breast cancer, she decided to look out for a cancer treatment centre in Ghana which could offer professional services at affordable cost. Juliette Mills-Lutterodt, who happens to be renowned actor, Majid Michel�s senior sister was full of praise for the professionalism exhibited by the medical staff at the SGMC, which led to her mother surviving her surgery. �Honestly, it is very important that we give credit to hospitals and medical centres in this country�for their professional services and aside that, the cost of treatment in America is not comparative at all�it is very expensive seeking treatment in the US�But the service and care that I saw at the Sweden Ghana Medical Centre, believe me I was very impressed when i visited the place. I went to all the rooms there and it�s not different at all from where i received treatment�It�s the best one we have in Africa,� she gushed her praise.