PHILIPSBURG--Persons can now register for the next free breast exam and health screening, which will be held at the Vineyard Office Park Building #3 in Philipsburg from 8:30am to 3:00pm Saturday, October 19.
Women who have not participated in past American University of the Caribbean (AUC) School of Medicine breast screenings are welcome to participate. The health screenings will be conducted by AUC medical students, who will be checking persons’ height, weight, vision, blood sugar, blood pressure and total cholesterol, while the breast exam will be performed by board-certified AUC physician Dr. Naira Chobanyan.
AUC is conducting the screenings with support from Positive Foundation and the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA to help the St. Maarten population understand the risk factors associated with breast abnormalities and breast cancers.
Participants in the free screening opportunity will also be educated and informed on the signs and symptoms of breast cancer, what can be done to decrease the risk, how the risk is evaluated and how the risk can be calculated.
While there is no sure way to prevent breast cancer, it is the hope that through education and results from this research project, women can be empowered by knowledge resulting in earlier detection and treatment.
Positive Foundation urges women to take measures to “Feel It, Find It, and Fight It” early on when it is easiest to treat. The results from the research project may provide a basis for screening guidelines for St. Maarten, which could lead to earlier detection for all in St. Maarten, it was stated in a press release issued over the weekend.
Other screenings are scheduled for October 26 and November 16 from 8:30am to 3:00pm. The deadline to register is three days before the scheduled event. To make an appointment, call: 721-545-2298 ext. 404 2242 or email
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