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Alpiarça hosts free skin and oral cavity cancer screening on September 26
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Alpiarça hosts free skin and oral cavity cancer screening on September 26

SAPO Notícias8 September 2026 at 10:13

The Alpiarça Health Center will host, on September 26, a free cancer screening action for skin and oral cavity cancer. The initiative takes place during one day and aims to offer the population the possibility of undergoing preventive examinations at no cost. The action is promoted by the Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro – Núcleo Regional do Sul, with the support of the Municipality of Alpiarça and USF Alpiarça. The screening aims to strengthen prevention and early diagnosis of these oncological pathologies in the local community.

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