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| A Feasibility Study of Establishing A Center for Cervical Cancer Screening in Caloocan City Medical Center |
Christine Marie C. Bucad, MD, FPOGS, DPAAB, MDM, PhD
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Abstract:
The Big "C", Cancer, is one of the debilitating, psychologically draining and economically exhausting illness in the world. Once diagnosed with cancer, patients' options are limited to surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, which can be expensive treatments. However, some type of cancers, like cervical cancer, can be diagnosed at an early and pre-cancerous stage and can be prevented by screening high-risks patients like cervical cancer. In the advent of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine, and with cervical screening using Pap Smear, Visual Inspection with Acetic acid (VIA) and colposcopy, early detection and management in the pre-cancerous stage is well established to save lives of women. Hence, this study is of interest to the author in order to contribute in the reduction of the incidence of cervical cancer in a selected catchment area. This is a feasibility study of establishing a center for cervical cancer screening in Caloocan City Medical Center that will cater to the women of the local community and will serve as referral center of the private doctors, midwives, and the local health centers of the city as well as nearby localities.
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