Women's cancer awareness campaign on Saturday
An awareness campaign for the cancers afflicting women will be launched on Saturday in Athens on the occasion of the International Women's Day (on March 8) with specialised doctors of the nonprofit organisation “Women for Oncology”, providing relevant information and breast examination, Panhellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer “Alma Zois” president Cleopatra Gavriilidou on Tuesday said in a press conference.
At an event held at the Golden Hall mall in Athens on Saturday (11:00-15:00), doctors will be available to answer questions and undergo a free physical breast examination, while a lecture on cancer of the cervic will be held at Ianos bookstore at 15:00.
The “For Her” public awareness campaign is sponsored by Roche Hellas in cooperation with “Women for Oncology” and “Alma Zois” to emphasise that early diagnosis can be life saving.
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women, with more than 1.6 million women worldwide diagnosed annually with the disease. In Europe, more than 450,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and roughly 140,000 die of the disease annually, while in Greece more than 4,900 women are diagnosed with breast cancer annually and more than 2,000 die from it annually.
With 530,000 new cases a year worldwide, cervical cancer is the third most common type of cancer among women after breast cancer (22.9 pct) and colon cancer (9.4 pct).
In Greece, more than 900 women a year are diagnosed with ovarian cancer and more than 500 lose their lives, whereas in Europe more than 70,000 women are diagnosed with this type of cancer and roughly 45,000 die of the disease.
Source: amna.gr
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