Regular PAP tests? What are those?

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer affecting women worldwide. 288,000 women died from cervical cancer in the year 2000 alone. Over 80% lived in developing countries. In low resource countries it is the most common cancer affecting women, and is a significant factor in the numbers on female mortality. Families, communities, and countries all suffer when women die. Women are usually the primary care givers in low resource countries, managing the home and doing their best to provide for their children. The loss of a woman has many impacts, from the macro to the micro. Those who suffer the most, being the most vulnerable, are the youngest children. For women struggling to make ends meet, spending money on preventative check-ups is hardly a priority. The PAP test and how to get one is nearly unheard of, not to mention unaffordable.

Death by Cervical Cancer: Long and Painful

penyakit kanker serviks    Women who are suffering the advanced stages of cervical cancer tend to present at hospitals and clinics reporting bleeding, pelvic pain and urinary symptoms. Even with excellent medical care, if the cancer has spread to areas outside of the reproductive zone to other organs such as the bladder, rectum and pelvis, treatment is successful in less than 5 percent of cases. When untreated, the growths on the cervix enlarge, pushing in through the vagina and into other areas of the body causing irregular bleeding and obstruction of the urinary tract. Women will essentially bleed to death and die from anemia and uremia. Little discussed is the pain. To die of cervical cancer, without access to medication, is excruciating. In HIV/AIDS prevalent countries, many HIV-positive women are unable to combat an HPV infection, leading to an eventual death of cervical cancer enabled by AIDS. pencegahan kanker serviks