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Cervical cancer: Just how much do you know?

HPV test

An advantage of HPV testing is that sample collection can be done by the client themselves.

Photo credit: Fotosearch

By  Juliet Makanga

Lecturer

School of Pharmacy, Kenyatta University

What you need to know:

  • Many women are unaware of the importance of cervical screening.
  • Screening plays a vital role in prevention as it allows for early detection and treatment in the asymptomatic precancerous stage.

Nine women die from cervical cancer in Kenya every day, accounting for 10 per cent of cancer deaths in women, a figure higher than that of deaths by breast cancer.

Many women are unaware of the importance of cervical screening. Screening plays a vital role in prevention as it allows for early detection and treatment in the asymptomatic precancerous stage. According to the Kenya STEPwise survey for NCDs Risk Factors 2015 report, only 16.4 per cent of women aged 30 – 49 years had ever been screened. The statistics are gravely worrisome.

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