The Quezon City government recently launched a community-based cervical cancer screening program as part of the enactment of City Ordinance SP-3285 or the Quezon City Integrated Cancer Control Ordinance (QCICCO) which made the city the first city in the country to establish an integrated cancer control policy.
The Quezon City government recently launched a community-based cervical cancer screening program as part of the enactment of City Ordinance SP-3285 or the Quezon City Integrated Cancer Control Ordinance which made the city the first city in the country to establish an integrated cancer control policy.
The program was launched together with Jhpiego Philippines, a nonprofit organization for international health affiliated with Baltimore, USA-based Johns Hopkins University, South Star Drug, and Women Wonders for Health Empowerment Network.By next month, the HPV DNA, which is a laboratory test that screens for high-risk types of the human papillomavirus to detect cervical cancer and precancerous changes in the cervix, will be made available to Quezon City residents aged 30 to 49 years old.
“We saw an increase of the number of women approaching us for screening after the new ordinance was passed. Of the number screened last year, around 237 turned out to be positive. They got scared when they learned they were positive but we’re doing our best for them to avail of ‘thermal ablation’ , which is free in the city, and also free is when they are referred to a hospital for diagnosis and treatment.”Dr.
The World Health Organization in 2023 revealed that around 12 women die of cervical cancer every day in the country, and ranks as the second most common and fourth most common cause of death among women in the 15-44-year-old age group. This disease is also found to be leading in fatality among women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV.
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