Cervical cancer prevention takes centre stage during National Cancer Awareness Week
The Cancer Association of Namibia is using National Cancer Awareness Week to promote HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening. The organization emphasizes that cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among Namibian women and is largely preventable.
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Public health initiatives are essential for reducing mortality rates in regions with high cancer incidence and limited access to preventative care.
THE Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) is using National Cancer Awareness Week to urge greater awareness, HPV vaccination and regular cervical cancer screening, warning that the disease remains the second most common cancer among Namibian women despite being largely preventable through early intervention.
National Cancer Awareness Week, observed from 3 to 7 August, focuses this year on cervical cancer and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), with CAN aiming to improve public understanding of the disease and encourage prevention measures.
CAN chief executive officer Rolf Hansen said every woman deserves the opportunity to live a healthy and productive life, but cervical cancer continues to claim the lives of many Namibian mothers, daughters, sisters and friends.
According to the Namibia National Cancer Registry and the latest GLOBOCAN 2024 estimates, cervical cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in Namibia.
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