A recent study published in
The Lancet medical journal found that women living with HIV made up an estimated 63.4% of new cervical cancer cases in South Africa in 2018 – a dramatically higher percentage than the global level of around 6%. The study also found that women living with HIV on average have a sixfold higher risk of developing cervical cancer than women who are not living with HIV.
“In absolute terms,” the authors wrote, “most women with cervical cancer living with HIV were from South Africa.”
Of the estimated 33,000 new cases of cervical cancer in women living with HIV in 2018, around 8,200 were in South Africa. In total, including women who are not living with HIV, it is estimated there were around 570,000 new cervical cancer cases worldwide in 2018.
IAEA concludes educational session on cervical cancer control in Morocco
Cervical cancer is a major public health problem worldwide, with approximately 600,000 new cases diagnosed in 2020 and 340,000 deaths.IAEA | Updated: 17-03-2021 10:18 IST | Created: 17-03-2021 10:18 IST
The IAEA-led educational sessions focused on the use of both external radiation and brachytherapy. Image Credit: ANI
The IAEA concluded today a virtual educational session to help increase access to life-saving radiotherapy to support the treatment of cervical cancer in Morocco.
Cervical cancer is a major public health problem worldwide, with approximately 600,000 new cases diagnosed in 2020 and 340,000 deaths. It represents the second most frequent and fatal cancer among women in Morocco, especially since it is often diagnosed at an advanced stage.
+ • Widad Domey (second right), President of the Tema Lions Club supported by her Vice-President, Roderick Ocloo, presents the cheque to Dr Hayford Atuguba (left), the Medical Superintendent of the Catholic Hospital, Battor, while other staff of the hospital look on
The Tema Lions Club has presented a cheque for GH¢15,000 to the Catholic Hospital at Battor as the first instalment payment for a project that will help train selected health workers to offer cervical cancer prevention services.
The project, which will cost $135,172, will see some 140 health workers (midwives and nurses) from over 70 health institutions across Ghana receive training to provide services in cervical cancer health delivery.
Visionaries make all efforts to wipe out cervical cancer
27 Feb 2021
Mariecar Jara-Puyod,
Senior Reporter
Nine hundred sixty-eight authorities as well as supporters of local and international programmes against the rise of cervical cancer, caused by the highly transmittable Human Papillomavirus (HPV), have affirmed their commitment to the “Second Sharjah Declaration on Cervical Cancer 2021.”
The 968 from 11 countries spread in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas were the virtual participants at the Jan. 27 to 28 “Second Regional Cervical Cancer Forum.” They are healthcare specialists/experts; officials and members of local, national and international institutions; academicians; government representatives; and civil society individuals like the Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP), networked with the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). The forum was under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of UAE Supreme Co
IAEA exploring COVID-19 impact on cancer care worldwide
The IAEA supports national governments in using nuclear science and technology to better diagnose, treat and manage cancer.IAEA | Updated: 05-02-2021 09:24 IST | Created: 05-02-2021 09:24 IST
“This event is an opportunity to be reminded of where we are in our continuous efforts; we can’t stop for a single minute in fighting cancer,” said IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi in his opening remarks. Image Credit: Twitter (@rafaelmgrossi)
Inequality is present in most aspects of life, but in the global fight against cancer, the stark difference between industrialised countries and developing nations in their ability to diagnose and treat the disease is a matter of life and death. Most new cancer cases today occur in low- and middle-income countries, and COVID-19 has further strained the capacities of health infrastructure. Strengthening these health systems is key in the global fights against both cancer and COVID