Cervical Cancer Awareness

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About Cervical Cancer Awareness

This group is dedicated to :
all those who have been through this dreadful disease and come out the other side, we celebrate your success and bravery ,
to those who are fighting to come through, our prayers and thoughts are with you,
to those who have lost their fight, and to their loved ones left behind, you are in our prayers
also to those who carry out the research into new cures - thank you

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Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer, and leading cause of cancer deaths, in women worldwide. Globally, 500,000 new cases and 275,000 deaths due to cervical cancer are reported each year. The greatest burden is borne by developing countries, where more than 83 percent of cases occur and fewer than 5 percent of women have ever had a Pap test. This can be compared to the US, where there are 4,000 deaths annually and about 80 percent of women have had a Pap smear in the past three years. The real tragedy of cervical cancer is that it affects women in the prime of their lives, leaving behind young children and families who will struggle socially and economically without the mother. The good news is that cervical cancer is entirely preventable, if diagnosed and treated early enough using the technologies that are available to us today.