On the occasion of the annual Pink October campaign intended to raise awareness of breast cancer screening, we remind you of the urgent need to be screened to fight the disease and on October 17 cervical cancer screening campaign uterus.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the deadliest. It represents 33% of cancers in women. Nearly 80% of breast cancers develop after age 50.
In 2023, in France, it will affect nearly 61,200 people. Caught in time, this cancer can be completely cured 9 times out of 10. The “Pink October” awareness operation, supported by the Department, is once again inviting as many women as possible to be screened.
The Department, a major player in prevention
On the occasion of this new edition which takes place from October 1 to 31, the Department, a major player in cancer prevention in the region, is providing valuable financial support to the Regional Cancer Screening Coordination Center (CRCDC Sud Paca) , as part of organized cancer screening (breast, colon, cervix) to encourage women to be screened between the ages of 50 and 74.
At the same time, the community has 23 family planning and education centers (CPEF) and free information, screening and diagnosis centers (CeGIDD) spread across the entire territory. All women, even minors, can meet health professionals there free of charge and thus have easier access to screening for breast cancer, gynecological cancers, or the detection of sexually transmitted diseases by appointment.
How does screening work?
There are multiple ways to perform a screening near you or detect the appearance of a suspicious lump:
Cervical cancer
On October 17, get tested at one of our centers
In collaboration with the CPAM, the Department organizes open days twice a year in its CPEFs for cervical cancer screening.
Thus, the Department is organizing a cervical cancer screening day on October 17 in its 23 Family Planning and Education Centers (CPEF).
This day allows you to:
- be screened without an appointment and without advance payment as part of the organized cervical cancer screening program.
- to reach women who are not included in the national organized screening program such as women beneficiaries of AME (State Medical Aid), women without social security rights, people far from healthcare systems These door days open are essential for the prevention of cancers and sexually transmitted infections among an often precarious public.
