Fat cancer: Preventive examination with self test for citizens aged 50-70

Preliminary control program for the colon with, prepares the Ministry of Health. The cancer of the colon shows an increase in prevalence and mortality in Europe, but also in our country, hence the responsible ministry is expected to launch a programme of screening for colon cancer (CPC) over the next period with the FIT self test for around 3.8 million citizens aged 50-70. In 2020 150,366 thousands of new cancer incidents were recorded in Europe in women and 191,053 in men and 68,920 deaths in women and 87,185 in men. In Greece this type of cancer is the second in frequency in women and the fourth in men. If this self-diagnosing test proves positive, or there is a history of cancer in the family, or other medical reason, then citizens will have access to free colonoscopy. “Today the scientific community has new prevention protocols, including immunochemical screening of faecal (FIT), a self test that can reach every citizen aged 50-70 and who can do so alone at home, reducing the colognes that need to be done as a next step of early diagnosis,” noted Dr. Maria Gazouli, Professor of Biology – Genetics – Nanomedical, Medical School, EKPA and member of the Board of Directors of the Association for Cancer of the Colonial. Colon Cancer: Need for awareness and information The annual OECD report showed that 23% of deaths in Greece are due to cancer, with the estimated impact on colon cancer in Greece being 21 incidents per 100,000 population per year. Fat bowel cancer is a form of cancer “deprecated” in terms of preventive control, while early diagnosis may even mean healing at the same time. With the above data, the creation of a club – representative of the particular therapeutic class, was considered necessary to bridge the gap of misinformation, replacing it with proper health education. The Association for Cancer of the Colon is an initiative of a group of citizens, who each through their social role, come to help activate and participate many more citizens, bodies and authorities. “The Panhellenic Association for Cancer of the Pectorus comes to fill a gap in information and prevention for this form of disease and to contribute so that all citizens of our country, wherever they reside, have access to medical advice of gastroenterologist and preventive tests,” said Ms. Anna Exarchea, President of the Board. Patients, relatives and caregivers, health scientists, freelance professionals, creators, artists, educators, lawyers, economists, entrepreneurs, journalists, students participate in the Association. Panhellenic Association for Cancer in the colon: in acrylic areas the first actions The Association was founded in February 2024 and is the only association for the disease in Greece. Among its main aims is to provide information and resources for patients and their families. It also aims to increase screening and prevention, with the aim of every Greek and Greek woman having access to preventive control. During the event, the first planned actions of the Association, relating to medical information and free distribution of self test FIT (immunochemical faecal tests), the FDA-approved individuals and in full compliance with the respective European Union directives were announced. “We already have a number of organized actions to prevent and inform citizens in both urban centres and remote areas of our country, among them Thessaloniki, Halki and Tenedos, Anafi, villages of the region of Evros,” said Mrs. Exarchea. The founding of the Association was welcomed by the President of the Association of Patients of Greece Mr. Vassiliki-Rafaela Vakouftsis: “I’m sure that the establishment of another club, especially for a therapeutic category that is not adequately represented to date, will contribute to a wider sociocentric change of culture and mentality that must build up every modern society,” she said. The establishment of the Association was welcomed as an important development by the Greek Gastroenterological Society, the Association of Patients of Greece and the Hellenic Cancer Federation (ELLOK) with the aim of planning partnerships aimed at better information and strengthening prevention for the disease. Source: www.iatropedia.gr