Today marks the beginning of the national breast cancer awareness campaign “Detect Early, Save a Life!”, launched by the HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation, in cooperation with the Institute of Public Health of Serbia “Dr Milan Jovanović Batut”, under the patronage of the Ministry of Health of Serbia
– As part of the campaign, three digital mobile mammography units, two of which were donated by HRH Crown Princess Katherine, will be stationed in several towns across Serbia.
The Princess Katherine Foundation, in cooperation with partners from renowned cosmetics companies, has also provided symbolic gifts for women who respond to the invitation and come for screening.
Locations:
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Health Center Majdanpek, Address: Kapetanska 30
Mammography unit available until October 5.
Appointment contact: 063 1122 547, working hours 8 AM–8 PM. -
Health Center Bor, Address: Nikole Kopernika 2–4
Mammography unit available from October 5 onward.
Appointment contact: 066 8708 031, working hours 8 AM–8 PM. -
Health Center Priboj, Address: Pribojske čete bb
Mammography unit available from September 30.
Appointment contact: 033 2451587, working hours 9 AM–6 PM. -
City Square Užice
Mammography unit available from September 29.
Appointment contact: 064 8170570, working hours 9 AM–6 PM.
– On October 6, at 12:00, the Princess Katherine Foundation will be in Užice to mark the start of the October campaign and screenings.
Joining the event in Užice will be Prof. Dr. Verica Jovanović, Director of the “Batut” Institute, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Health of Serbia and relevant healthcare institutions.
Breast cancer is the most common form of malignancy among women in Serbia. Every year, thousands of women face this diagnosis, and many lose their lives because the disease was detected in its late stages.
However, there is hope: breast cancer, when detected early, can in the vast majority of cases be successfully treated and cured. With this goal, the HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation, in cooperation with the Institute of Public Health of Serbia “Dr Milan Jovanović Batut” and under the patronage of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia, is organizing the national campaign “Detect Early, Save a Life!” throughout October.
The campaign is part of the global fight against breast cancer, with the mission to raise awareness, encourage prevention, and provide women across Serbia with access to free screenings.