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The research will take place on 27 May 2023. in front of the building of the City of Ełk, 4 Piłsudskiego Street. The Foundation's research programme Ronald McDonald is free.

The tests are painless, safe and free. Goal Ultrasound examination is a thorough assessment of the condition of internal organs and detection of possible deviations from the norm. On-board testing of a specialist The Foundation's ambulance is carried out according to the medical standards specified for of this age group by the Polish Ultrasound Society and performed by experienced doctors-radiologists.

The time needed for the examination in the Ambulance is about 15 – 18 minutes. Each child comes at the appointed time so that the visit is like the most comfortable. At the end of the examination, the parents receive the result and, If necessary, medical advice. For many children, this can be the first such ultrasound examination in my life.

To take part in ultrasound examinations, enroll the child by calling 87 732 62 64; 87 732 62 28 on 18 May 2023 from 16.00 to 18.00. About the record The order of applications decides.

Share In the study without registration is not possible. The number of places is limited.

The co-organizer of this edition of the research is the Office City of Elk, and partners of the Ronald McDonald Foundation in "NO cancer in children" are the Medical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw, ALAB laboratories and the Universal Reading Foundation. Scientific partners are Polish Society of Paediatric Oncology and Hematology and Polish Society Paediatric, and the Technical Partner of the mobile clinic – MAN Polska and KOSMED.

Every year in Poland about 1300 are diagnosed cases of cancer in children. Detected at the initial stage of development are in most curable. Prevention and early diagnosis give a chance to immediate response and effective action, hence it is so important for the youngest program of free, comprehensive ultrasound examinations, Ronald Foundation Mcdonald.

The "NO to childhood cancer" program reaches the place residence of children to help where access to specialist doctors is made difficult even because of the distance. In 18 years, paediatric radiologists on on board the Ronald McDonald Foundation Ambulance examined more than eighty thousands of children all over Poland. For many of them, the diagnosis on board the ambulance She was the one weighing in health and life.

About the Ronald McDonald Foundation

"So that the family may be together" – this is the mission of the Poland in 2002 Ronald McDonald Foundation. It is part of the international Ronald McDonald House Charities, which supports pediatric medicine in 63 countries around the world. The focus of the Foundation is prevention children's health and family-focused care during difficult times illness of its youngest members, associated with their stay in the hospital. Scale These activities cover the whole country, and the organization is assisted by companies, individuals and Volunteers.