Negrense women urged to undergo cervical cancer screening

The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development urged Negrense women to undergo screening to prevent cervical cancer, the second leading cancer among females in the Philippines. In line with Cervical Cancer Awareness Month this May, some 23,457 women in Negros Occidental and 5,965 in Bacolod City comprise the target population for screening in coordination with the local health offices and health facilities. Dr. Aimee Marie L.

Joy David Vallega, a gynecologic oncologist and medical specialist at Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, said the DOH aims to reach the five percent target population this year. “A patient or woman just needs to visit health centers and hospitals to avail of the service. It is available, it’s free actually,” she added. In a statement, DOH-WV CHD Regional Director Adriano Suba-an said there are three significant things to remember to beat cervical cancer. “Get informed.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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