Participants take part in the ‘our passion in our health’ program.
Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) has launched ‘our passion in our health’ program at Ooredoo Cancer Awareness Center, which lasts for 3 months and targets all women in the Qatari community.
The program aims to raise awareness among women about the most common types of cancers among women in Qatar (Breast cancer, Cervical cancer, Thyroid cancer). It will educate them about the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle and how to modify unhealthy to healthy lifestyle.
The program will also educate women on issues related to the most common cancers among women, including information about the most important risk factors related to cancer, warning signs and symptoms, and methods of prevention, and early detection .
The program includes two parts. The theoretical part includes common cancers (Breast cancer, Cervical cancer, Thyroid cancer), prevention and early detection, and unhealthy lifestyle behaviours and its modification. The practical part is about training on breast cancer signs and symptoms using educational models such as breast cancer educational models, educate the attendees on how to detect it, and to reinforce the concept of healthy lifestyles through healthy nutrition. It also includes healthy cooking workshops, practical demonstration of healthy dishes with chef and nutritionist b emphasizing their role in the prevention of cancer.
