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AIA Philippines gives new hope with free breast cancer screening

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Cancer affects thousands of Filipino households, making it one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the Philippines.

No one expects to develop breast cancer, but those with family history ought to be prepared for the possibility. About five to ten percent of breast cancer diagnoses are hereditary, putting other family members at a higher risk than others.

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Staff of the Hope Mobi Clinic

In 2021, the International Agency for Research on Cancer stated that there could be over 153,000 new cancer cases in the Philippines for the year, with breast cancer accounting for 17.7 percent.

More often than not, late detection leads to cancer that has metastasized to other parts of the body, leaving patients with limited options for treatment.

With this in mind, AIA Philippines recently launched Hope for the Breast, a program that aims to protect women and their loved ones from breast cancer by spreading awareness, education, and protection from the disease.

The program covers protection through AIA Philippines’s recently launched product, AIA Breast Cancer Protect Lite, and diagnosis and treatment through its Hope Mobi Clinic, in partnership with The Medical City.

The Hope Mobi Clinic is a truck fitted with a mammogram machine to facilitate breast cancer screening in various communities. The mobile clinic has been piloted in San Juan and Pasig and will be rolled out in other communities with low breast cancer awareness and no access to screening, which makes diagnosis a challenge.

The Hope Mobi Clinic will be rolled out in other communities with low breast cancer awareness and no access to screening, which make diagnosis a challenge.

Through the Hope Mobi Clinic, the program hopes to make testing, early detection, and treatment (for those diagnosed through the Hope Mobi Clinic in selected areas), more accessible to women who are unable to avail of these services.

Aside from the screening, AIA Philippines also launched AIA Breast Cancer Protect Lite, its insurance plan that can provide a fixed coverage of P50,000 should the insured get diagnosed with breast cancer, or passes away because of breast cancer during the one-year policy term. It is an uncomplicated product where the customer only needs to fill out the application form for the insured (must be aged 18 to 50 years old) and answer two health questions. At P450 for a year-long coverage, it is the first AIA Philippines product available online through their website, with the goal of making breast cancer coverage affordable and accessible to those who need it most.

(Click here to get protected with AIA Breast Cancer Protect Lite.)

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