REPORT OF FREE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING OF 30/11/2020* *BY MWAN OYO AND PATELA CARE FOUNDATION
An awareness talk followed by free breast and cervical cancer screening was carried out by MWAN, Oyo in collaboration with Patela Care Foundation and Safe Our Future Foundation (SOFF), on the 30th of November 2020
The talk on importance of regular self breast examination as a means of early detection of breast cancer as well as vaccination of girls and boys and routine screening for cervical cancer as a means of prevention and early detection of cervical cancer respectively was delivered.
A total of about 100 women including members of staff and attendees of the immunization clinic of the adopted facility at Idi Ogungun PHC listened to the talk.
A total of 150 fliers on cervical cancer was distributed.
93 women in all were screened and those with suspicious breast and cervical screening were sent for further evaluation. We intend to follow all these up.
13 had positive VIA ( 3 out of these also had breast lumps). They have been sent for pap smear. We will continue to follow them up.
1 had only breast lump: All those with lumps were sent for mammography or breast scan depending on their age and followed up adequately
Below are pictures from the outing.