{"id":11771,"date":"2014-05-24T18:24:30","date_gmt":"2014-05-24T10:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=11771"},"modified":"2015-02-01T11:07:36","modified_gmt":"2015-02-01T03:07:36","slug":"the-launch-of-mammovan-a-philippines-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/05\/24\/the-launch-of-mammovan-a-philippines-first\/","title":{"rendered":"The launch of MAMMOvan — a Philippines’ first"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Breast cancer awareness. ShutterStock image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Breast Cancer Imperative, Inc.(BRCAI), a non-profit corporation, launched\u00a0and blessed the ‘MAMMOvan’ — A Philippines’ first in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0MAMMOvan — the first of its kind in Southeast Asia — is a mammography unit on\u00a0wheels, which will offer free screening mammography services to underserved\u00a0women in Northern Luzon and subsidized screenings to those who cannot afford them.<\/p>\n

\u201cCosts and access are the two main barriers for a very low mammography adoption\u00a0in the Philippines,\u201d states breast cancer survivor and nurse Delia C. Baquiran. \u201cI\u00a0consider myself the poster child of early detection. I believe that early detection\u00a0equals prevention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diagnosed at age 52 with early stage disease, she used her\u00a0experience to help demystify the stigma of breast cancer for other women.<\/p>\n

The MAMMOvan completes the Early Detection and Screening for Breast Cancer\u00a0platform of BRCAI. Other components of the program include advocacy outreach to\u00a0communities teaching them about breast health, cancer awareness, risk assessment, and lifestyle interventions.\u00a0An important piece of the training program is the Breast\u00a0Self exam demonstration and return demonstration so participants can use this\u00a0model in their everyday life.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe engage barangay health workers because they\u00a0play a pivotal role in the health structure of the community. For our services to have\u00a0impact, community engagement is essential,\u201d emphasized Baquiran. \u201cIt is my hope\u00a0that mothers, daughters, and sisters will live to watch their children grow up like I did\u00a0through the early imperative.\u201d<\/p>\n

The launching and blessing event was attended by community leaders,\u00a0health care providers, local government officials, and citizens. It was led by the\u00a0first female Mayor of Laoag City, the Honorable Chevylle Farinas, and Assistant\u00a0Secretary of Health Gerardo Bayugo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should have more MAMMOvans. The\u00a0Philippines has the highest mortality rate and lowest survival rate in Asia,\u201d Bayugo noted.<\/p>\n

The MAMMOvan went on its maiden trip to Sto. Domingo, a municipality in Ilocos\u00a0Sur, a few days after its launch.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a matter of hours, we screened 13 women which\u00a0is more than the monthly average number that a hospital with a mammography\u00a0equipment screens,\u201d remarked Dr. Laennec C. Baquiran, Vice President and\u00a0Chief Medical Officer of BRCAI. Multiple requests from various municipalities and\u00a0sponsoring organizations for the MAMMOvan and the EDSP are coming in.<\/p>\n

The Breast Cancer Imperative, Inc (BRCAI) is a non-profit and non-stock corporation\u00a0registered with the Philippines Securities Exchange Commission. Our mission is to\u00a0empower and engage communities in the early detection and screening imperatives\u00a0for breast cancer. Our impact will result in healthy communities towards a wealthy\u00a0Philippines.<\/em><\/p>\n

We are a volunteer organization and count on strategic partners such as the\u00a0Timoteo and Luisa Cachola Fund, Toyota Motors Philippines Foundation, the\u00a0Philippine Foundation for Breast Care, Inc., the Philippine College of Surgeons –\u00a0Northern Luzon Chapter, and kind donors to pursue our mission.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

For more information:
\nDelia C. Baquiran, RN, MSN, EMBA
\ndcbaquiran @gmail.com<\/p>\n

Press release by Breast Cancer Imperative, Inc. Laoag City, May 6, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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