In this age of quizzes and tests for everything under the sun, some tests still matter. For females 15-45 years old, here’s one test where you hope for a negative result.
Second only to breast cancer, cervical cancer kills 10 Filipino women every day. Worldwide, a woman dies of cervical cancer every two minutes, despite available preventive means like screening, an approved vaccine and regular Pap smears. adobo joins Bates141 and DM9, among others, in providing free cervical cancer vaccine to their teams.
The Department of Health and the Cervical Cancer Prevention Network Program estimate 7,000 women yearly will contract the disease and around 83% will lose the battle within five years. A 2005 Philippine Cancer Society survey shows most of the afflicted are between 35 to 55 years of age.
As part of its information and prevention campaign, the DOH Cervical Cancer Awareness Program will conduct free cervical cancer screenings in select Metro Manila hospitals, and other key area medical centers in Regions 1 and 11. For information on participating hospitals, visit www.doh.gov.ph.
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