This May, the Department of Health (DOH) announced of its free cervical cancer screening services as part of its month-long Cervical Cancer Awareness campaign.
DOH strongly advises women aged 15-45 years old to avail of the free screening because with early detection the chances of treatment success are higher. The best way to detect cervical cancer is through a regular pap smear to determine pre-cancer lesions.
Interested women should register from May 12 to 15 in the above-mentioned state-owned medical facilities. Patients who will be found positive in the screening will be referred for treatment.
Cervical cancer ranks fifth in the list of ten leading causes of cancer deaths for both sexes and ranks second in the ten leading cancer sites among females. (DOH)