The Anonymous Widower

An Unusual Cancer Story From Germany

I have just read this story on the BBC web site entitled The Blind Breast Cancer Detectors. Here’s the first paragraph.

Women being screened for breast cancer in Germany may find themselves in the hands of a blind examiner. The idea has been around for a few years, and unpublished research suggests that it really works – that blind people can in fact detect tumours earlier than their sighted counterparts.

Now I’ve never had cancer, but C had breast cancer and she found the lump herself, which the GP discounted. It was later confirmed by a specialist.

But in Penang in Malaysia, we were staying at the Mutiara hotel. My back was giving me trouble, so C suggested I had a massage.It was probably the most successful massage I’ve ever had.

And the masseur was blind! They explained that the Malaysian government was training them to work in the luxury hotels of the country.

I thought at the time, it was a good idea. I still think it is and after reading the BBC article, I think that the sensitive fingers of the blind may go a lot further than relieving tension in my spine.

February 23, 2015 - Posted by AnonW | Health | Cancer, Germany