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On Tuesday, women’s health will be at the heart of the actions carried out by a team of professionals in Tarascon-sur-Ariège.
Breast cancer, uterine cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes or colorectal cancer: women’s health will be at the heart of concerns on the square in front of the François Mitterrand cultural center in Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Tuesday October 22 all day.
In parallel with the national Pink October campaign, this day will be dedicated to prevention and will offer women the opportunity to carry out various screenings while teaching them essential preventive actions.
According to the French Cardiology Federation, 75,000 women die each year in France from cardiovascular disease, compared to 67,800 from cancer.
Today, one in four heart attacks in women occurs before the age of 65, compared to one in six 20 years ago. A sad observation which pushed local professionals to take advantage of the arrival of the mobile to broaden the themes of this prevention day: “The objective is to inform, prevent and encourage women to adopt behaviors that promote better care of their health, by addressing women’s health in general,” explains Françoise Chague, nurse.
Thus, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., many workshops will be accessible without appointment for smears and gynecological consultations, and by appointment only for breast cancer.
“Françoise Chague will address cardiovascular risks, notably through blood pressure control, and will provide an update on vaccination (all vaccinations combined), explains Clément Lemaire, coordinator of the Local Health Contract (CLS), Catherine Llinares-Trapé, midwife. woman, will offer smears as part of cervical cancer screening, and gynecological consultations, free for patients and without appointment.
Bernard Grotto, pharmacist, will intervene in the context of colorectal cancer, and will distribute sampling kits, and Carmen Porta from the Occitanie diabetics association will also carry out screenings.
This day is the result of a collaboration between Ariège Prévention mobile, the diabetics association of Occitanie, the CPAM, the Local Health Contract, the community of communes of the country of Tarascon, the ARS, and the municipality.
