Cervix or cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in Indonesia. This is due to the majority of patients come for treatment when his health condition was critical, or when the disease has advanced stage. For that, a medical examination with pap smear tests should be done routinely as early detection of cancer.By raising awareness of women to protect themselves from cervical cancer, Head of Education and Counseling Indonesia Sumarjati Arjoso Cancer Foundation, on Friday (22 / 8), in Jakarta, said, socialization to the community about the ins and outs of cervical cancer, including symptoms, prevention and early detection should continue to be done.
Cancer Foundation The success of Indonesia in implementing prevention education programs and prevention of cervical cancer for decades and future programs will be presented in the forum of the World Cancer Congress in 2008, in Geneva, the end of August.
Indonesia Cancer Foundation explained, the highest mortality rates of cervical cancer among other cancer types among women. An estimated 52 million Indonesian women at risk for cervical cancer, while 36 percent of women of all cancer patients is the cervical cancer patients. There are 15,000 new cases per year with the death of 8,000 people per year.
Life expectancy of five years if this r kanke detected and treated at stage 1 is 70-75 percent, in stage 2 is 60 percent, in stage 3 live 25 percent, and in stage four patients hardly be expected to survive. "If the disease is found while still pre-cancerous lesions, patients treated b isa perfect," he said.
P enyakit can be prevented by vaccination. The problem, vaccine to protect ourselves from HPV virus causes cervical cancer is expensive, so it does not reach all levels of society, said Sumarjati explained. Therefore, early detection with Pap smear testing routinely necessary.
However, b Udaya and indigenous in eastern Indonesia have shaped attitudes and perceptions that become a barrier for women to open themselves to medical professionals and empowered themselves to protect their reproductive health. As a result, more than 70 percent of cervical cancer patients come for treatment when his health condition was critical, and the disease was found in an advanced stage to be difficult to treat.
For that, YKI initiate a public awareness educational campaign Help Prevent Cervical Cancer Now in 2007 with the aim of spreading knowledge and references about the ins and outs of cervical cancer, including causes, risk factors, symptoms, prevention, early detection and treatment. In addition, the campaign aims memba ngkitkan awareness to protect themselves and the evocative power of women themselves to be able to determine the attitude to personal health, especially reproductive organs.
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