Health News of Saturday, 25 January 2020Source: Graphic.com.ghCervical cancer kills 2,000 women annually - Health professionalsOncologist at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Hawa MalechiAlthough it is preventable and treatable when detected early, cervical cancer is killing over 2,000 women every year in the country, health professionals have said. The forum, held on the theme: “Cervical cancer prevention, a call to action,” was also used to sustain the momentum of public education and screening beyond January, this year, which had been set aside as cervical cancer awareness month. It was an initiative of the Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians of Ghana (SOGOG) in partnership with the Samira Empowerment Foundation, the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and other stakeholders. In a presentation, an oncologist at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Hawa Malechi, indicated that while people often wanted to see symptoms of diseases before seeking medical attention, cervical cancer posed no symptoms at the treatable stages. Throwing more light on the condition, she said cervical cancer developed in a woman's cervix (the entrance to the womb from the vagina) and mainly affected sexually active women aged between 30 and 60.

Source: GhanaWeb January 25, 2020 10:07 UTC