Early detection: Surest means to subdue breast, cervical, and prostate cancer complications- Medical Superintendent
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu The Medical Superintendent of the Adansi North District Hospital, Dr. Abena Konadu Yawson, has observed that for Ghana to effectively subdue the cases and impacts of breast, cervical, and prostate cancers at the individual, family, and national levels, it is very imperative for people to accept the reality that the three deadly […]
Nigeria begins mass HPV vaccinations to fight cervical cancer
Nigeria has begun a mass vaccination campaign against human papillomavirus (HPV) in a bid to drastically reduce cervical cancer rates. HPV, a common virus usually spread through intimate sexual contact, can in a minority of cases lead to cervical cancer. In 2021, a major study found the HPV vaccine was cutting cases of cervical cancer by […]
Cervical Cancer screening to be integrated into routine care for HIV patients
By Rachel Kakraba Ghana is to commence screening for cervical cancer with the use of Human papillomavirus with Genotyping Polymerase Chain Reaction, HPV PCR. This is the recommended way to screen as it is able to detect the presence of HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer. Associate Professor of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology and Virology […]
