Cervical cancer screening is less expensive and often leads to early detection and prevention, compared to the cost of treatment for the disease.
Mrs Gladys Brew, Safe Motherhood Programme Manager, at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), says Ghana needs to consider making Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination a public sector programme.
It is estimated that 2,797 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer yearly in Ghana, out of which 1,699 die from the disease, Dr. Anita Owusu-Afriyie, a Medical Officer, Oncology Unit, ...
Cervical cancer has been identified as the third most common cancer in the world, and the leading cause of death in women.
Ms Aba Akoto, a nurse at the Peace and Love Hospital at Baatsona in Accra has urged women to undertake a regular cervical cancer test as it is the fifth ...
