كونا: (World Health) .. New mobilization of efforts to fight against cervical cancer – health and environment

01/31/2019

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GENEVA, Jan. 31 (KUNA) – World Health Day (WHO) will be dedicated to the global challenge of uterine cancer for health, announced Thursday the World Health Organization.
This day, February 4th of each year, will see a new crowd mobilize to call for the eradication of the disease, described as "one of the leading causes of death of women in the world," said L & R. In a statement.
The number of new cases of cervical cancer is estimated at half a million new cases per year. More than 300,000 women die each year. Nine out of ten deaths from cervical cancer are women living in low and middle income environments, said the WHO.
The organization insists on the possibility of preventing and even treating cervical cancer, noting that many women in developing countries do not have access to essential services to prevent, detect and treat the disease.
In response, WHO and its partners are working on a new campaign to accelerate the eradication of cervical cancer. Two new initiatives will be launched the first (World Cancer Day) on "Guidelines for the treatment of pain in people with cancer" and the second on "Collection and use of data on cervical cancer". Prevention and treatment). (End)

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