Skit Boards for Cancer PSA

by James Funtanilla & Rachelle M. Aurellano
IP 362: Philippine Drama: History, Art Culture
Dr. Aurelio Agcaoili

Scene 1
Station ID/Introduction

Scene 2
Women is about to have surgery.
[She is on the Operation bed].
-Thinking out loud her thoughts, feelings/concerns about life and her family.

Scene 3
Women is at home recovering from surgery.
[Husband walks into the room and asks how she is doing. During the conversation he asks if the doctor has already told her if her cist is benign or malignant. She replies that the doctor is still waiting for the results from the lab].
-She explains that the doctor said that it was good that she had come to see him as soon as she began feeling pain in her breast. But if she had routinely gotten her mammogram test her cist/ lump could have been detected earlier.
-She urges her husband to also get routinely checked, in his case his prostate.
The husband refuses.

Scene 4
PSA #1
[Briefly talk about the University of Hawaii at Manoa Timpuyog Student Organization].

Scene 5
Woman and husband is receiving the results of the test (cyst).
[The test come back negative, she is fine].
-Doctor again reminds the both of them to get routinely checked for their respective areas, i.e. breast exam for women and prostate exam for men.
(read or recite actual facts to get point across)
-The facts scare the husband enough to finally convince him that he still needs to get routinely checked by his doctor regardless if he notices any symptoms.
-Husband calls his doctor’s office to make appointment to get checked.

Scene 6
PSA #2
[Ask for donations for the Timpuyog Student Organization & the BA in Philipine Language and Literature with a Concentration on Ilokano Scholarship].
-call the program directors or advisors for more information or visit www2.hawaii.edu/~timpuyog

Scene 7/8
Husband at his doctor getting checked.
[Already in the middle of his exam].
-Doctor asks him to bend over.
-Doctor asks him to cough.
Nothing is wrong with him, again the doctor reminds him to get routinely checked.

Scene 9
Signing off.