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10/03/2012
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Health disseminates balance of mammograms performed in the country and commemorates 16% increase in the number of tests performed between 2011 and 2012
The Ministry of Health launched a campaign that aims to warn women about the importance of early diagnosis of breast cancer. The actress Zeze Motta appear on TV talking about the need to mammography. Also be published posters and jingles aired.
During the event, the Ministry of Health Minister Alexandre Padilha thanked the actress for their commitment to the campaign whose theme is Taking Care of Your Health is a gesture of Love to Life. Look and Feel what is normal and what is not in Your Tits. "He thanked me for participating in an act of love for life," said Zeze Motta.
The ministry presented an overview of mammograms performed in the country between 2011 and 2012 there was a 16% increase in the number of tests performed, from 1,839,411 to 2,139,238. In the priority lane, ranging from 50 to 69 years, the increase was 21%.
The Brazilian Federation of Philanthropic Institutions to Support Breast Health (Femama) launched at the same event the national movement Rosa October 2012 with the theme Every Day a Victory against Breast Cancer. "The care, acceptance and engagement of patients and their relatives because the color pink is the focus of this year's campaign which highlights the role of these scrappy," said the president of Femama the medical Maira Caleffi.
Because of Pink October, several public buildings in the federal capital, including the Presidential Palace and the National Congress, are, from today, bright pink. The measure is to draw people's attention to the early diagnosis of breast cancer. The Cathedral of Brasilia also received the same illumination.
Source: R7 News
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