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"Health Express for Mothers" conducts cancer screenings for 20,000 women

February 4 is World Cancer Day. The "Hand in Hand to Protect Women's Health through Health Express for Mothers" campaign has already carried out cervical cancer screenings for nearly 20,000 women in the four provinces and autonomous regions of Xinjiang,... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Feb 04 2009

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