The detection Early treatment is the most effective tool to reduce mortality from breast cancer, a disease that, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), represents the most common type of cancer globally.
With the aim of facilitating access to diagnostic studies, the Government of Mexico City, through the “Chichihualli” initiative, enables a day of mammograms free this Tuesday the 14th of April. This strategy seeks to eliminate barriers economic and geographical reasons that tend to postpone routine check-ups in the female population and breastfeeding people.
Fucam was created to reach the most unprotected and marginalized niches in the country in the face of the increase in breast cancer. Photo: Fernanda Rojas/ EL UNIVERSAL.
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According to official information provided by the local Health Secretariat (SEDESA), the mobile units operate mainly from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., distributed at strategic points in the various districts.
- Alvaro Obregon: 46 Versalles Street, Col. Juárez (Unit 9).
- Azcapotzalco: Av. Real de San Martín 270, Reynosa Tamaulipas (Unit 10).
- Benito Juarez: Castilla 91, Col. Álamos (Unit 2).
- Coyoacan: Tejamanil A, Pedregal de Santo Domingo (Unit 11).
- Cuajimalpa: Cerrada de Juárez s/n, Cuajimalpa (Unit 15).
- Cuauhtemoc: Esq. Gorostiza and Eje 1 Oriente, Col. Morelos (Unit 12).
- Gustavo A. Madero: Calle Morelos s/n, Chalma de Guadalupe (Unit 20).
- Iztacalco: Federico G. Bating, Impi Picos (Unit 5).
- Iztapalapa: Calle 18, José López Portillo (Unit 19).
- Magdalena Contreras: Álvaro Obregón 4, San Bernabé Ocotepec (Unit 6).
- Miguel Hidalgo: Melchor Ocampo Interior Circuit 171, Tlaxpana (Unit 13).
- Milpa Alta: Blvd. José López Portillo 386, Santa Cruz (Unit 7).
- Tlahuac: Calz. Tláhuac Chalco 231, La Loma (Unit 3).
- Tlalpan: Homun and Sotuta, Pedregal de San Nicolás 1st Sect. (Unit 8).
- Venustiano Carranza: Calz. of Beam 586, Paulino Navarro (Unit 16).
- Xochimilco: Closed Las Canteras, Acoca (Unit 14) AND Av. Juárez 2, Barrio San Juan (Unit 17).
- Iztapalapa (Utopia Cihuacoatl): La Purísima 230, Reform Laws 1st Sect. (07:00 to 13:00 hrs).
- Iztacalco (Utopia Mixuca): Río de la Piedad Viaduct 6, Granjas México (10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.).
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The relevance of going to these modules lies in the ability to identify injuries preneoplastic or tumors in early stages. According to the United States National Cancer Institute (NCI), mammography screening reduces the risk of dying from cancer breast cancer by allowing fewer treatments invasive and with higher success rates. “Get your mammogram this Tuesday, April 14. Remember it’s free!”highlights the official campaign, underlining the availability of the resource for all citizens.
Specialized medical literature, such as that published in The Lancet Oncologysuggests that regularity in these examinations (generally every two years for women between 40 and 69 years old) is essential for the epidemiological control of the disease. In addition to the points mentioned, mayors such as Tlalpan, Coyoacan, Azcapotzalco and Xochimilco They have mobile units located in public squares or community centers. The requirements are usually minimal, although it is recommended to attend with comfortable clothing, without deodorant or powder in the axillary area, to avoid interference with the sharpness of the radiological image.
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