PHCC launches breast cancer awareness programme

In parallel with the Breast Cancer Awareness Month (also known as the Pink Month) observed every October, the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), through its Screen for Life Programme, has launched an awareness campaign on early screening of breast cancer, the most common cancer among women in Qatar. The Breast and Bowel Screening Programme, also known as Screen for Life, is a lifesaving, population-based initiative that aims to promote education, awareness and early detection of the diseases. It is being conducted under Qatar’s National Cancer Programme and in accordance with the National Health Strategy 2011-2016, which represents a shift towards preventive and community-based care.

The month-long campaign is aimed at educating the public about the importance of early detection of breast cancer and to promote getting screened with a free mammogram test offered to all women in Qatar aged between 45-69.This year, the campaign is under the title 'Symptom free is not disease free…Screen to be suretarget="_blank"'>