Alotau residents to get free cancer screening

Residents in Alotau, Milne Bay Province, will have free cancer screening next week carried out by the Papua New Guinea Cancer Foundation (PNGCF).

PNGCF, in partnership with the Milne Bay Provincial Health Authority and Alotau Urban Local Level Government, will also carry out awareness on the different types of cancer.

The program focuses on cancer awareness and prevention and will get underway at Alotau Market on April 6-7 starting at 10am and finishing at 3pm.

Free mouth and breast cancer screening will take place and awareness of cervical cancer will be carried out through a series of workshops.

The PNG Cancer Foundation team will also conduct surveys in order to get a better understanding of the overall level of cancer knowledge in PNG.

Chief executive officer of the PNGCF Dadi Toka Jr says there is a very high chance that cancer will affect you and your family.

Awareness on cancer prevention is the key message for PNGCF programs in Alotau this year.

Smoking tobacco, chewing betelnut and consumption of alcohol are all scientifically proven to increase your chances of getting some type of cancer including mouth, breast and cervical cancers.

You can also reduce your cancer risk by eating healthy and exercising regularly.

Author: 
Quintina Naime