The Ministry of Health provides 2 million RMB for cervical cancer screening with the help of HPV in KL, Kedah, Kelantan | Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 – The Ministry of Health will allocate 2 million rupees to the first phase of its cervical cancer screening with the help of HPV methods to be launched this month, announced today. Dr. Lee Boon Chye to Parliament.

The Deputy Minister of Health said the first phase would cover the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur, as well as Kedah and Kelantan.

"For early detection, which is also a secondary prevention method, the implementation of cervical cancer screening must be extended to a more effective screening process, which includes providing women with comfort and independence.

"There is strong evidence supporting the idea that HPV testing can have a positive impact on the identification of the virus causing cervical cancer, thus enabling an additional intervention to prevent cervical cancer." .

"Therefore, the Ministry of Health has allocated RM 2 million to implement the first phase of cancer screening using HPV screening methods," he said at the meeting. 39 hours of questions.

Cervical cancer is the third most common type of cancer among Malaysian women, according to global statistics published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer in its Globocan 2018 report.

Nationally, 10.5 per 100,000 women were diagnosed with the disease, compared to 6.5 per cent based on data from the Malaysian National Cancer Registry 2007-2011.

Currently, the Pap smear is the screening method used in all public and private health facilities to detect cervical cancer.

However, the latest studies have shown that HPV infection can contribute up to 95% to the causes of cervical cancer.