Achieving a participation of 65% would, according to the New Aquitaine Cancer Screening Coordination Center, prevent 647 deaths per year at the regional level: “Detected early, it is treated in nine out of ten cases”, notes Benjamin Gandouet , its managing director.
Over the coming weeks, on the occasion of Blue March, a series of awareness-raising actions will be carried out in the department to defend early detection.
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The 200,000 people concerned in Charente-Maritime can obtain their kit from their doctor, from one of the 146 pharmacies with at least one trained pharmacist. or even online. “Screening is simple, fast and free,” insist the actors of Blue Mars who held a press conference on February 24 in La Rochelle. This involves taking a stool sample yourself to look for the abnormal presence of blood. “A simple gesture taking less than three minutes can save your life,” insists Benjamin Gandouet. Screening is offered every two years to all men and women aged 50 to 74 with no apparent symptoms, no particular risk factor or personal and family history.
