Disaster.. 600 thousand cases of cervical cancer annually

Dr. Rana Al-Hajjah, Director of Programs Department at the World Health Organization for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, announced that there are about 600,000 women diagnosed with cervical cancer every year in the world, and most of these women are between the ages of 35 and 44 years.

600 thousand cases of cervical cancer annually

"I reiterate the need to tackle cervical cancer," she said during a news conference. There are about 600,000 women diagnosed with cervical cancer each year in the world.

A death every two minutes from cervical cancer

Dr. Lamia Mahmoud, a regional advisor at the Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention Unit in the WHO Regional Office, said that there is a death every hour from cervical cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, and every two minutes there is a death from the same disease globally.

Places of spread of cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is increasing in low- and middle-income countries, with about 90% of new cases and deaths occurring in these countries.

Cervical cancer is more common among vulnerable women who have difficulties accessing care.

Cervical cancer is clearly linked to varying levels of human development, social inequality, and different living standards.

Terrifying disease

In 2018, 11,000 women died of cervical cancer.

In 2020, the World Health Organization launched a pioneering initiative to eliminate cervical cancer globally until the end of the century, which can only be achieved by improving vaccination, screening and treatment for human papilloma virus (HPV).

Recent discoveries about the causative agent of the disease - human papillomavirus - have prompted further innovations in vaccination, screening and treatment that all have the potential to eliminate cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer treatment

  This disease is preventable in most cases and can be cured if it is detected early and managed effectively, so it is true that more women do not lose their lives due to this disease.

Dr. Rana Al-Hajjah said that there are two vaccines that have been introduced worldwide, namely the B virus vaccine, and the human papilloma vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer.

She added that there should be awareness of the importance of preventing cervical cancer, explaining that it must be prevented by giving the vaccine to 90% of women and examining 70% of them.