Midwives will offer consultations without appointment on October 9, 10 and 17, 2024, in the Ardennes. Objective: to screen for breast cancer during this Pink October period.
Leclerc in Sedan, hospitals in Charleville and Fumay
October 9a bus will be present in the Leclerc de Sedan parking lot, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. October 10on the Fumay hospital site, at the same times, it will be possible to carry out live mammograms. Finally, October 17it will be the same thing at the Manchester hospital in Charleville-Mézières.
For these three appointments, caregivers will be accompanied by volunteers of the League against Cancer and students from the Nursing Training Institute.
192 breast cancers detected in the Ardennes in 2022 and 2023
Doctor Jean Botokeky, head of the Ardennes cancer screening site, regrets that ” only one in two womenwho is affected by the prevention campaign, that is to say between 50 and 74 years old, agrees to do a mammogram ». The doctor, also vice-president of the Ardennes Cancer League, explains this situation by “fear” of illness.
“Many wonder why they would go for an examination, when they are well and have no symptomshe regrets. However, it is essential to detect breast cancer as soon as possible. We know that the sooner they are treated, the greater the chances of survival. 9 out of 10 women in the age group covered by the prevention campaign survive if cancer is detected quickly. »
In the Ardennes, between 2022 and 2023, 192 cancers be you were thus detected. Doctor Jean Botokeky also wants to emphasize prevention among women who do not fall into the prevention age group. “It is indicated, from 25 years oldto get tested. Gynecologists and midwives carry out the annual clinical examination. It is also indicated to carry out self-monitoring once a month by self-palpation. »
