Marcela Gorgón, honorary president of DIF Coahuila, highlighted the importance of going to the doctor periodically as a preventive measure and timely detection of cancer.
“Cancer can be curable if detected early”, he recalled, in addition to complementing that the DIF Coahuila offers timely detection services for breast, cervical and prostate cancer.
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The honorary president of the state DIF maintained that through the Regional Coordinations of the unit, the services of the mobile units can be requested, as well as the channeling to hospitals and clinics operated by the Secretary of Health of the State Government.
“LHealth is the most important thing and we should not leave seeing a doctor until tomorrow. Prevention and timely detection is a responsibility of all”, he stressed.
Gorgón recalled that cervical cancer, also known as cervical cancer, is a malignant tumor that begins in the neck of the womb and is more common in women over 30 years of age.
The women most likely to suffer from this disease are those who began their sexual relations before the age of 18, have had more than three sexual partners, have had more than three births, smoke, and have problems of malnutrition or infection by the Human Papilloma Virus. .
In the same vein, Gorgón highlighted that when breast cancer is detected at an early stage, the chances of a cure are highTherefore, in addition to periodic self-examination, it is recommended to constantly see medical personnel.
In the same way, he urged men to go to the Regional Coordinations of the DIF Coahuila to carry out their prostate screening. He recalled that this test is recommended from the age of 45 or 40 in case they have a family history or risk factors.
He pointed out that the DIF Coahuila staff, in case of detecting findings in their different detection tests, channel the cases to the State Government Health Secretariat for specialized care.
