CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION

More in CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION

• Fighting Cervical Cancer at The Grassroot Level: Insights on Cervical Cancer Vaccine for Girls

  Some of the common signs of cervical cancer are vaginal bleeding following intercourse, between periods or after menopause, foul smelly vaginal discharge which could be bloody, watery and pain in the Pelvis (lower abdomen/tummy) during intercourse. Risk factors include having multiple sexual partners, having sex at an early age, developing other sexually transmitted diseases like HIV/AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhea, and more, weakened immune system due to a prior health condition, smoking and exposure to drugs preventing miscarriage

  • Exclusive

  

• Cervical cancer: Are we adopting the correct approach for prevention?

  While most developed countries have a fairly robust screening programme where women are tested periodically, countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America are lagging in executing a proper screening ecosystem for non-communicable diseases. The approach for promoting the early screening of cervical cancer needs more effort in terms of reaching the rural population through awareness and developing methods to reach women closer to their homes. Dependency on Gynaecologists and other clinicians who are swamped with patients has to be reduced, and ANMs and Asha workers need to be taught how to collect cervical swab samples.