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UAE to resume free breast cancer screenings next month

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Other activities include signing up for the Corporate Wellness Day initiative, which provides awareness talks for employees, clinical exams for women over 40, and vouchers for mammograms.

Pink Caravan offers thousands of free breast health checks in 2021, including over 2,000 clinical breast exams, over 1,000 mammograms and over 200 ultrasounds, calling for support in the fight against breast cancer – the most common in the UAE cancer. FoCP will increase community awareness of early detection and timely diagnosis of breast cancer.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of 2021, breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, accounting for 12% of new cancer cases worldwide each year.

In the UAE, for over 10 years, Pink Caravan has been working to raise community awareness, provide free early detection screenings and screenings, and encourage government entities, businesses and existing partners to sponsor their multi-pronged campaigns to promote breast Healthy UAE. For example, in 2021, support from sponsors and partners enables Pink Caravan to offer thousands of free breast health checks, including 2,197 clinical breast exams, 1,019 mammograms and 208 ultrasounds.

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