Ancient ceramic pottery teaches Peruvians to prevent prostate cancer


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An exhibition looks to pre-Hispanic figure from the Mochica culture to promote awareness of prostate and testicular cancer, at the Larco Museum, in Lima, Peru. Photo: Larco Museum

A Peruvian cancer prevention group has begun using ceramics sculpted over a thousand years ago to teach men how to self test for early signs of prostate and testicular cancer.

In a recent event at Lima's Larco museum, famous for its collection of pre-Columbian art, men were encouraged to touch genitals of the clay sculpture replicas to learn how to perform a cancer self-test on their testicles and penis.

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