Thursday, February 17, 2011

Cervical Cancer

As we all know, in Malaysia, there is a battle between Heart Disease and Cancer for the number one spot as a killer disease. For women, breast cancer has been the number one killer for years, followed closely by cervical cancer. Today, technology and science has reduced the death mortality statistics drastically by the discovery of the first ever cancer vaccine (eg : HPV vaccine for 13 years old). Before continuing, I would like to state 10 quick facts about cervical cancer.

Fact 1: Cervical cancer is the 2nd most common cancer affecting Malaysian women which accounted for 12.9% of all female cancer in 2002, after breast cancer.
Fact 2 : Cervical cancer is cause by common virus known as Human Papillomavirus (HPV), 
Fact 3 : Each year, about 500, 000 women worldwide are diagnosed with cervical cancer and more than 270,000 die from it.
Fact 4 : Regardless of age, all females risk exposure to HPV virus as it can spread via skin contact and sexual intercourse, their age or lifestyle.
Fact 5 : Early sexual experience increases risk of cervical cancer.
Fact 6 : Sexually transmitted infections like Chlamydia, Herpes may cause cervical cancer.
Fact 7 : Usage of contraceptives is a factor of cervical cancer.
Fact 8 : Women who smokes 2 times more at risk than non-smokers.
Fact 9 : High number of pragnancies increases risk
fact 10: Regular Pap smear test decrease a women's chance of developing cervical cancer by 5 times.


Last but not least, as an advice for women - jangan pandang remeh dengan keputihan, kegatalan, lendiran dan sebagainya. "Mencegah Lebih Baik Dari Merawat". Try our FC Bio Pantiliner first to overcome this matter. Insyaallah it will works between range 2-3 months . RM10 for 20 pieces, I think that is quite worth. 

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