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The screening coordination center, the League Against Cancer and the City are launching this Wednesday, October 13, at 11 a.m., at the Sammut pharmacy, 1, place de la Bouquerie, in Nîmes, an awareness-raising operation to encourage women to be screened for breast and cervical cancer. ‘uterus.
Despite the Covid 19 pandemic, the month of October remains devoted to raising awareness among women about the issue of female cancer and encouraging them to get tested.
The goal of the cancer screening program is to detect and treat cancer more quickly and to limit the sequelae linked to certain treatments.
In 2020, the participation rate in organized breast cancer screening in Occitanie fell: 39.6% against 46.7% in 2019. Breast cancer is the leading cancer in women in terms of frequency and the leading cause. mortality from cancer in women. However, detected early, it can be cured in 99% of cases.
The community pharmacists union is running a poster and information campaign in the department. The objective is to allow users to obtain information from pharmacists on the importance of these screenings.
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