Breast cancer is one of the most common types of the disease found among women population. Over the years, a lot has been done to detect it early and successfully treat it.

Screen For Life — Qatar’s National Breast and Bowel Cancer Screening programme — launched its annual National Breast Cancer Awareness campaign yesterday.

The month-long programme is being organised as part of the global Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2018, reported Gulf Times.

In support of #Breastcancerawareness Month, officials from HMC are advising women to start regular annual breast cancer screenings at the age of 45. Call Primary Healthcare Corporation on 107 to schedule an appointment at your registered center. https://t.co/hQlAcSh1b2 pic.twitter.com/i9LMhyYW48

— Hamad Medical Corp. (@HMC_Qatar) October 8, 2018

The campaign’s tagline ‘Your Health is Precious, Get Screened’ is a message from children to their mothers, urging them to get screened for breast cancer. It depicts the love and concern the children have for their mothers.

The survival rate from Breast Cancer Reaches 100% if the disease is caught at an early stage.
To book you free screening call 8001112
for ladies aged 45-69. pic.twitter.com/hjqz6yuF1z

— ScreenForLife Qatar (@ScreenforLifeQA) October 8, 2018

The campaign will organise a comprehensive range of activities including intensive educational lectures addressed to private and governmental entities, activation booths in major malls and awareness posters in all PHCC’s Health Centres, according to The Peninsula.

Help spread awareness by sharing this post and get ladies to take action and get screened today. pic.twitter.com/2TMQpV56t9

— ScreenForLife Qatar (@ScreenforLifeQA) October 7, 2018

The campaign will primarily target women who are aged between 45 and 69. They will be encouraged to get screened as early as possible at one of three dedicated screening suites at Al Wakra, Leabaib and Rawdat Al Khail health centres.

Appointments can be made by calling the number 8001112.

“Raising awareness of breast and bowel cancer and the ‘Screen For Life’ objectives is a year-round goal for us. This year’s community outreach initiative aims at engaging the younger generation, so they’ll encourage their mothers to take action and get screened for breast cancer,” Dr Shaikha Abu Shaikha, Cancer Programme Manager at the PHCC, told Qatar Tribune.