The Irish Cancer Society is offering free health checks in Clonmel shopping centre today.
The service is offered as part of the ‘Your Health Matters’ Early Detection Roadshow.
Nurses will administer health checks to the public from 9am – 5.30pm, free of charge.
The health check is a free walk-in service. It will include a blood pressure check, body mass index (BMI) and carbon monoxide (CO) reading and information on cancer prevention, screening and ways to help spot the early signs of cancer.
Each health check will take approximately 15 minutes and a referral for a GP can also be arranged where further help is required.
When cancer is diagnosed early, it can improve the quality of life of those living with cancer, increase survival and reduce the severity of treatment.
Many patients find it difficult to or do not attend GP visits even when they are experiencing potential cancer symptoms.
The ‘Your Health Matters’ Roadshow initiative seeks to change this by promoting positive lifestyle changes, increasing awareness of cancer symptoms, and improving medical care-seeking behaviour for the early signs of cancer.
This is the only scheduled trip to county Tipperary for the roadshow this year.
