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Free breast cancer checks for gold card holders: govt

Dr Athaporn Limpanyalers

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) on Saturday approved free breast cancer screening for women universal healthcare card holders with immediate family members who have had the condition.

Dr Athaporn Limpanyalers, NHSO's deputy secretary-general, said the board has approved checks for the mutated BRCA1/BRCA2 gene for free for members of the gold card scheme. Announcements regarding other welfare benefits will follow.

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