While he supports prostate cancer screening tests, Flores also endorsed what he calls a natural anti-cancer remedy: soursop.
Flores said extract from the soursop tree can kill malignant cells in 12 types of cancer, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreatic cancer.
Flores said he already discussed a soursop farm project with Rota Mayor Melchor A. Mendiola and Tinian Mayor Ramon M. Dela Cruz.
He said if each family will have at least 10 plants, the CNMI can collect 20 to 30 tons of soursop extract every week.
It’s not hard to find a company in Japan, Korea or China to process the product, he added.
“This will help the ailing economy and improve the livelihood of the people in CNMI,” Flores said.
The mayor’s nursery has 500 seedlings while over 200 plants are available from the Division of Agriculture, he added.
Public Health Deputy Secretary John Tagabuel, for his part, encouraged males especially those from 40 years old and above to undergo regular prostate screening.
On Sept. 8, there will be an educational booth at the Garapan Street Market from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Sept. 3 and 10, there will be an educational booth and celebrity bagging at Joeten Susupe from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Men 40 years old and above are invited to attend the prostate cancer health forum at the Aqua Resort Club Hotel on Sept. 16. Call Kimberly Sablan at 236-8728 for more information.
A health walk at Oleai Beach Pavilion will start at 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 7 while a similar event at the Garapan Fishing Base starts at 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 27.
Organizers said that the first 100 men will get a free T-shirt while the first 25 men will get a free health screening.
