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The residents of Alguazas of between 50 and 69 years are invited to participate in the screening program for colorectal cancer and that the Ministry of Health and Social Policy of the regional government and the local Department of Health developed for the ninth year in locality.
Thus, from 18 to 24 February (from 9.30 to 13.30) alguaceño Health Center will be the point where this preventive initiative designed to detect and treat possible pre-malignant lesions is performed, so with this such campaigns is achieved in 70% of cases.
For it will be sent a personal letter to the address of the target patients and invited to take a simple test for occult blood in the stool, which can locate this disease, in most cases at early stages.
"This patient may begin the process in their own homes, depositing faeces screening tubes can be collected for free in pharmacies of the population, and should only take samples to the Health Center," explains the mayor of Local Health, María Dolores Ruiz.
In the event that the result is positive, preventive and therapeutic colonoscopy with sedation will be held at the referral hospital, provided there is no contraindication.
"It is very important to sensitize people to the test is performed once received the letter because detect cancer in early stages is the best way to fight the disease," says Ruiz.
Early detection of colon cancer reduces mortality from this tumor by 35%, according to data provided by the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), promoter entity of this preventive work.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alguazas
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