Integrating Cervical Cancer Prevention into Comprehensive Women’s Health Care

Cervical cancer affects 570,000 women a year and kills 311,000. Nine in 10 (88 percent) of the deaths occur in developing countries. This cancer is caused by a common sexually transmitted infection, human papilloma virus (HPV), but is also considered a non-communicable disease (NCD) because of the slower way it presents. Yet, the disease is […] Related posts: CODE BLUE: The Importance of Integrating Care for Maternal Health and Non-Communicable Disease High Blood Pressure: Pregnant and...

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