The Ministry of Health urges women to go to the nearest health services to perform the mammography studies, PAP and general check-upsprior consultation, in order to prevent any type of disease.
He pap smear It is carried out in all the country’s health services, from Family Health Units to specialized hospitals. This and other studies are free in health establishments dependent on Public Health.
With this checkup, it is possible to diagnose, early, a cancer that may be curable. It is necessary to perform the PAP once a year, even if you do not have gynecological discomfort. If anomalies are detected, the health professional will determine the periodicity of the study.
Refering to breast health consultation, does not always result in a diagnosis of cancer. For every woman, visiting at least once a year for a mammogram is just as important as maintaining your own breast self-exam routine.
The self-examination should be done once a month, one week after the onset of menstruation. Women who are in menopause should associate it with a day of the month. Women 40 years of age and older should have mammograms annually. This study is indicated for this population, as well as those women with a family history of breast cancer, who should be monitored from an earlier age.
A mammographic result can rule out the possibility of breast cancer or may reveal indications of its existence.
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