Monrovia – Cervical Cancer accounts for more than 40 percent of all women suffering from cancer in the world and about two-thirds of cancer deaths. She stressed that “screening is crucial to early diagnosis and prevention of cervical cancer”, while adding that PHIL is advocating for the “political will and commitment in the fight against cervical cancer” in the country. Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix of a female, which is at the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. Various strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection, play a role in causing most cervical cancer. She disclosed that PHIL has also embarked on a “cost-effective” cervical cancer screening program by using the “See and Treat approach” which is gear towards preventing cervical cancer among women in the country.

Source: Front Page Africa February 06, 2020 08:15 UTC