Hospice Bulletin April 2011

Hospice Bulletin April 2011

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Talk on Colon Cancer

Venue:  Adventist Hospital, Auditorium Level 2, Adventist Specialist Complex.
Date: Sunday 10 April 2011, 2.30 - 5.00 pm

The National Cancer Society will be distributing free Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) kits for those over 50 years old. The FOBT is a screening test for colorectal cancer. 

Please pass this message on to your family members and friends.

Health Awareness Talk - Prostate Cancer

Saturday 26 March 2011

3.00 pm - 5.00 pm

Venue: Rumah Hospis Pulau Pinang [map]

Limited places. 

Please register @ 04-228 4140 or email to chitra.ncsmpg@gmail.com

FOBT Screening Programme

Sunday, 13 March 2011

8.00 am - 12 noon
Caring Society Complex [map]

8.00 am - 10.00 am
Registration 
Blood tests for Fasting Blood Sugar, Cholesterol and Helicobacter Pylori Antibody
Blood Pressure Reading
Distribution of Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) Kits
Breakfast

10.00 am - 10.30 am
Speeches:

YB Phee Boon Poh

Mr. Lawrence Cheah (Senior Citizens' Association)  

Dato' Seri Dr T Devaraj (NCSMPg)

10.30 am - 11.30 am
Talk on "Early Detection and Prevention of Stomach & Colorectal Cancer" by Dato' Dr Robert Ding, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Island Hospital

Explanation on methodology of FOBT by Mr Wimal Jinadasa

11.30 am - 12.00 noon
Snacks and refreshments