A cancer awareness event is set to take place this Thursday.
Hosted by HAHAV Ceredigion, the volunteer-led hospice at home charity, the event aims to raise awareness, promote early detection, and signpost people to vital cancer support services.
It will be held at Cardigan Guildhall Market on March 17 from 10am to 3pm.
Susie Scott, living well manager at HAHAV Ceredigion, said: "A significant reason for the increase in survival rates is the success of screening programmes; early detection saves lives and can mean shorter treatment times.
"But survival rates in rural communities, of which we have many in Ceredigion, are lower.
"So, we need to help people get the right information and help."
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The event will bring together support organisations from across the county, including Hywel Dda University Health Board’s Cancer Information Support Service and Lingen Davies Cancer Champions.
Ms Scott said: "HAHAV Ceredigion was delighted to be awarded a grant from Lingen Davies, a cancer charity, and this has helped us deliver much needed awareness and prevention work within our rural communities."
Other groups attending include Cardigan Cancer Care and Knitted Knockers, a charity that makes homemade breast prostheses.
Ms Scott highlighted the value of screening, particularly in breast cancer.
She said: "Breast cancer is a wonderful example of screening success, with more women surviving the 5 and 10 year milestone marks.
"But bowel cancer cases are rising in the under 50s, as are deaths from kidney and liver cancer.
"So raising awareness about the available support services and where people can get more information is very important."
The event aims to educate the public about cancer risks, the importance of screening, and where to access support.
Organisers hope it will encourage more people in rural areas to seek timely help and improve survival rates through early detection.
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