Pink October: Find out where to get free breast exams in Sao Paulo

“Mammography carts” seek to increase early detection and treatment of breast cancer among women in socially vulnerable situations

or cancer it is the second disease that kills the majority of men and women in Brazil. Among the Brazilian women, the types that make the most victims are the breast cancer and the skin. Year after year, the awareness campaign Pink October seeks to get more women to seek preventive tests in an effort to reduce the statistics on disease mortality.

In 2021, 37.3% of breast cancer deaths were considered premature deaths (occurring in patients between the ages of 30 and 69). Despite being widespread, about 66,280 new cases are diagnosed in Brazil each year, according to National Cancer Institute (Inca) -, the disease generally has a good prognosis if detected and treated early.

According to Datasus data organized by the Oncoguia Institute, about 1.5 million mammograms were performed in 2022. Initiatives by various organizations seek to increase the possibility of early diagnosis for women in socially vulnerable situations St. Paul. The “mammography carts” provide the exam free of charge.

“The women of the chest” program.

The state-owned Mulheres de Peito program has already performed more than 35,500 exams in six cities in 2022, according to the São Paulo State Department of Health. Until October 29, women between the ages of 50 and 69 from Lençóis Paulista, Artur Nogueira, São Paulo and Marília will be able to undergo free exams without the need for a medical request or programming in the program carts.

Exams take place from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 18:00, and on Saturdays from 9:00 to 13:00, excluding holidays. To access the service it is necessary to present the RG and SUS card. Women between the ages of 35 and 49 or older than 70 can also be seen, as long as they also submit a medical request for the examination.

The secretariat informs that, in addition to caring for the trolleys, appointments can be made in the health facilities that provide this service. through the telephone switchboard available at 0800-779-0000from 8:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday.

dates and times

until 22/10

• Lençóis Paulista – José Zillo Comendador Square, Rua Sete de Setembro

• Artur Nogueira – Dr. Fernando Arens, 939, corner with Antônio Matheus, Y / N

From 18/10 to 26/10

• San Paolo (Arena Corinthians) – Avenida Miguel Ignacio Curi, 111

From 18/10 to 29/10

• Marilia – Rua Lourival Freire, 240

Amiga of the Americas

The NGO Américas Amigas promotes mammography in its mobile unit until December 9th, in ten different locations across the state. To participate you need to register in advance on the organization’s website (www.americasamigas.org.br/mulheres-amigas-2022) and wait for contacts to schedule.

Action agenda at the mobile unit in the State of Sao Paulo:

From 14/10 to 17/10 – Raposo Shopping, west side

From 19/10 to 23/10 – Wholesale tent, Carapicuíba

From 25/10 to 29/10 – Wholesale tent, Jundiaí

From 31/10 to 04/11 – Shopping Bonsucesso, Guarulhos

From 06/11 to 10/11 – Shopping Mauá Plaza, Mauá

From 12/11 to 16/11 – Wholesale tent, Ferraz de Vasconcelos

From 18/11 to 22/11 – Corometro, Santana

From 24/11 to 27/11 – Corevali, Tremembé – Vale do Paraíba

From 29/11 to 03/12 – Orienta Vida, Potim

From 12/05 to 12/09 – Instituto Verdescola, São Sebastião

Hospital of Love and Avon Institute

From 18 to 21 October, a mammography trolley will be at Coletivo Pink, in Largo da Batata, which will perform daily exams from 9:00 to 17:30. Places, for women between the ages of 50 and 69, are limited and are subject to order of arrival. It is necessary to bring a copy and original of the RG, CPF, SUS card and proof of residence.

The action is a Hospital do Amor initiative supported by the Avon Institute. The carts have specialized professionals and SUS driving, so that women can keep their exams up to date. Those who have alterations in their mammograms can count on the guidance of the teams of the Protea Institute and the Santa Marcelina Hospital.

From 18/10 to 21/10 – Largo da Batata, Pinheiros, San Paolo.

love chain

Savegnago Supermercados and Hospital de Amor de Barretos have joined forces to provide and facilitate the execution of examinations focused on the prevention and early detection of breast cancer. The entity’s mobile units have already passed through Limeira, Rio Claro and Araraquara.

Now it will be Franca and Ribeirão Preto’s turn to receive the trucks. Women between the ages of 40 and 69 can have free consultations, mammography exams and advice on breast cancer prevention. In addition, municipalities will receive a minibus focused on oral cancer prevention.

For the service, the passwords will be distributed upon registration at the service counter of the supermarket outlets, as places are limited. Those interested in carrying out the mammography exam must be in possession of the documents: CPF card, RG, SUS and residence certificate.

18/10: Franca (Av. José da Silva, 3913 – Jd. Maria Rosa)

19/10: Franca (Av. Paulo Roberto Cavalheiro Coelho, 1911 – Parque do Castelo)

25/10: Ribeirão Preto (Rua Javari, 4819 – Antonio Marincek)

26/10: Ribeirão Preto (Rua Acre, 1400 – Ipiranga)

27/10: Ribeirão Preto (Av. Portugal, 2509 – Jd. São Luiz); there will be no oral cancer prevention minibus on this day

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Source: Terra

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