Castro promotes cervical cancer prevention campaigns; check dates and locations

The Municipal Health Secretariat of Castro performs, throughout October and also in early November, a series of mutilations for the conduct of preventive examinations of the cervix. The initiative integrates the actions of Outubro Rosa and seeks to expand access to care for women in urban and rural areas of the municipality.

The exams will be offered in 14 Basic Health Units (UBSs) and also in the new Women’s Health Center. The largest mobilization is planned for this Saturday (17), when nine points of service will be open for the realization of preventive measures.

Interested women can also contact the reference health unit in advance to check the possibility of early scheduling.

Check the schedule

This Thursday (15), UBS Guararema performs the attendances throughout the day. UBS Tronco will have special schedules on October 15, 20, 22, 27 and 29, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

On Friday (16), the mutirão will be held at UBS Socavão, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

On Saturday (17), UBS Alvorada will attend from 8 am to 12 noon. From 8 am to 4 pm, the exams will be performed at the Women's Health Center and at the UBSs Araucária, Cantagalo, Castrolanda, Jeová Ribeiro, Primavera, Vila Rosário and Vila Rio Branco.

UBS Bela Vista will be serviced on October 20 and 27, from 5 to 9 pm. On the 24th, it will be the turn of UBS Marcos Simão, from 8 am to 12 noon. UBS Alvorada returns to receive patients on the 28th, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The schedule will close on November 7, with service at UBS Morada do Sol, from 8 am to 4 pm.

UBS Bom Jesus will have vaccination

In addition to preventive examinations, the Ministry of Health also scheduled a vaccination action. UBS Bom Jesus will be open this Saturday (17), from 8 am to 4 pm, without break for lunch.

Exam helps in cancer prevention

Preventive examination, known as Pap smear, allows you to identify changes in the cells of the cervix before they evolve into more severe conditions.

The procedure can also help identify infections and inflammations caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses, including HPV, considered one of the main risk factors for the development of cervical cancer.

The recommendation is that women seek the health unit to receive guidance on the indication and the appropriate periodicity of the examination.

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