Tag: cervical cancer
RM5.5 million for cervical cancer screening targets 32000 women
The National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) has been allocated RM5.5 million by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) to implement cervical cancer screening using the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test this year. LPPKN chairman Datuk […]
Eliminating Cervical Cancer in Malaysia and Globally
By Associate Professor Dr Ganesh Ramachandran and Associate Professor Dr Khine Pwint Phyu – School of Medicine, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences at Taylor’s University. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide, with approximately 660,000 […]
Screening for Enhanced Women’s Health Care
By Dr Muralitharan Ganesalingam, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, International Medical University (IMU) and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at IMU Healthcare Every decade brings new health challenges, and regular health screenings can help to detect problems […]
Low-cost breast, cervical cancer interventions could save thousands of women
Scientists say that low-cost health interventions, costing as little as US$1.72 per person, could help prevent the deaths of hundreds of thousands of women in developing countries all over the world from breast and cervical cancer. Every year, almost 800,000 […]
