The project “Do Not Delay” had arrived to Birstonas. On June 3 we have been working in Birstonas vienkiemis and Nemajunai. Our good will ambassador in Birstonas county Anele Pyragiene took care of organizational things as the flow of information and the queue. During this day the oncologists had examined 102 women.
On June 4 we women are invited to join our project in Birstonas near the Caritas community building.
Analyzing the mortality rate caused by breast cancer, Lithuania is at the top of the list in Europe. The reason for this is mainly diagnosing cancer in late stages, when the chances for cure are significantly smaller. That is why diagnosing the illness in the early stages of cancer development is vital. The diagnosis at early stages would enable curing breast cancer more effectively moreover, it would decrease the mortality-rate from breast cancer in Lithuania. However, many women in Lithuania neither perform breast self – examination, nor seek a medical examination at their doctors’. This situation is caused by a lack of medical education about breast cancer in Lithuania.
As family, friends and the society itself are often the ones to encourage women to pay attention to their health un thus enhance oncological awareness, we ivnite people (men and women, young and old, healthy and having health issues) to participate in the Race for cureevents. The „Race for cure“ events are well known all arround the world and often organized for gathering donations for the activities against cancer. We have a different aim and the participants of „Race for cure“ in Lithuania do not pay a member fee. It is an event for remembering those who died from cancer and for supporting those who are fighting against it today.
Race for cure in Lithuania, organized by public company Azzara, is an hour of jog or walk in the memory of those who have succumbed to cancer and for the life of those who have overcome it. Marathons have been held for 60 times already since the beginning of the project Do Not Delay in 2003. A total of 14,139 participants have taken part in the marathons.
Race for cure events planned in 2009 : Plačiau »
On 6th of May the „Pink Ribbon“ bus arrived in the center of Anykščiai. The organizational part of the activities in this town was facilitated by the volunteers of the Women Center managed by the “Do Not Delay” Good Will Ambassador in Anykščiai region Elvyra Lasskaja. The inhabitants of the town were instructed by project coordinators on breast cancer prevention issues and self – examination. 112 women were consulted by the oncologists on board of the “Pink Ribbon” bus. Doctors urged one patient to perform further medical examination as they had a suspicion of breast cancer.
On 4th – 5th of May the team of the “Do Not Delay” project worked in small towns and villages of the Anykščiai region: Debeikiai, Aknystos, Ažuožeriai, Naujieji Elmininkai. A total of 217 women were examined and consulted at the “Pink Ribbon” bus. 3 suspicions of breast camcer were found.
A special thanks was received from the Debeikiai school. They had participated in the initiative of the “Do Not Delay” to give a post card to mothers of school children and urge them to pay more attention to their health and have a breast examination for themselves and those who love them. Teachers told us stories about mothers in tears, making promises to their children to take care of themselves.
On the Mothers day weekend (2nd – 3rd of May) our team visited Molėtai region. The “Pink Ribbon” bus worked in Moletai and rural locations Toliejai, Giedraičiai, Alanta. Every locality received the assistance of the project team for 4 hours. A total of 233 women were examined by the doctors working with the project. Every woman received a card with her name on it confirming that she had learned the first lesson of breast self – examination.
