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Invite Thai women to have free breast cancer screening with X-Ray Mammogram. Hua Hin Hospital provides field service this April. Check the timeline and service points here.
According to the 2022 Thailand Cancer Registry statistics from the National Cancer Institute, it is found that each year there will be more than 140,000 new cancer patients, or regarding 400 people per day. The top 5 most common cancers in Thai people are liver and ductal cancer. bile, lung cancer, breast cancer, colon/rectal cancer and cervical cancer
The top 5 most common cancers in Thai women are
- Breast cancer 34.2 percent
- Colon and rectal cancer 13.3 percent
- Liver and bile duct cancer 12.2%
- Lung cancer, 11.5 percent
- Cervical cancer, 11.1 percent
However, some cancers can be screened at an early stage, such as breast cancer, cervical cancer. and colon and rectum cancer
latest by Hua Hin Hospital Prachuap Khiri Khan Province Invite all Thai women aged 30 years and over or women with breast abnormalities. Receive free breast cancer screening services with X-Ray Mammogram.
date, time and place of service
- On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- On Friday, April 7, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
at Nong Plub Wittaya School, Nong Plub sub-district, Hua Hin district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province
Required documents
- ID card or
- government-issued card
cause of cancer
intrinsic factors
- Hereditary accounts for only 5-10 percent.
Factors outside the body regarding 90-95 percent.
- lifestyle and environment behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol eating food contaminated with carcinogens
- Occupational and environmental exposure to carcinogens
However, changing lifestyle behaviors to avoid risk factors can reduce the risk of cancer by up to 40 percent.
