Bealtine: Women's Health & Wellness talk with Marie Keating Foundation

The Marie Keating Foundation's mission is to make cancer less frightening by enlightening and our aim is to live in a world free from the fear of cancer.

Join us in Clondalkin Library for a cup of tea and an informative talk with nurses from The Marie Keating Foundation.

In this talk Attendees will learn about:

• risk factors for cancer in general and especially the risk factors for breast cancer.
• learn how to check their breasts for changes, when to check their breasts and what changes to look and feel for.
• risk factors, diagnosis and treatments for breast cancer. This will be supported with a video on how to check your breast.
• cervical cancer, what causes cervical cancer, what are the risk factors, symptoms and treatment for cervical cancer.
• HPV and the HPV vaccine and information will be provided about the new HPV cervical screening programme, which replaced the smear in March 2020.
• symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer and information about the BRCA gene. Screening programmes for breast and cervical cancer will be discussed.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Clondalkin Library, Monastery Road, Dublin 22, Ireland