An X-Ray Machine for Detection of Breast Cancer in a Van (Mobile Unit)

The National Campaign for Awareness of Cancer (CAN) aims at raising the public awareness of members of the community towards cancer and encouraging the public to adopt a healthy lifestyle that prevents them from developing the disease. The Campaign also adopts a number of promising developmental projects that will help in reducing the incidence of cancer in Kuwait.

Breast cancer is considered as the most widespread type of cancer, both in Kuwait and elsewhere. If detected early, it is the most completely curable type of cancer, hence the importance of its early detection. On one hand, it raises the percentage of successful treatments; on the other hand it lowers the economic burden on the State and on the public and private establishments, since cancer treatment requires a long time and takes a great deal of effort and money if not detected early.

Therefore the Organizing Committee of the National Awareness Campaign against Cancer (CAN) worked our project CAN MOVE which aims at setting up, preparing and running mobile units for early detection of breast cancer. These mobile units will be distributed to the Governorates of Kuwait to provide this service to the largest sector of the Kuwaiti community. This follows similar projects which were implemented in a number of advanced countries.