CAROTID 3rd Edition (April 2021)

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BRAVEST

BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

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reast cancer and cervical cancer, respectively, are the cancer cases with the highest numbers in Indonesia. This phenomenon indicates that Indonesian women do not have an adequate awareness and knowledge about these cancers, although both can be managed and prevented well if treated early. Responding to this fact, SCORA CIMSA UI held Bravest (Breast and Cervical Cancer Awareness Month) from the 1st to the 24th of October 2020. Bravest consisted of online campaigns and a hybrid of webinar-talkshow as the main project. The webinar session, titled “Let’s Know and Detect Breast and Cervical Cancer,” brought two speakers with expertise in breast oncology and gynecological oncology. The first speaker of the session was Dr. dr. Tofan Widya Utami, SpOG(K), a staff at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology FKUI-RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo. She brought a wholesome presentation about cervical cancer and the technologies concerning prevention and

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