Thursday, February 20, 2014

Cervical cancer rates have tumbled after a national Pap Smear screening programme came into play in 2004.


Cervical cancer rates have tumbled after a national Pap Smear screening programme came into play in 2004.

Not only did far fewer women contract the disease during its first four years, but the number of deaths also dropped sharply.

Pap smears detect traces of cancer, and early treatment can prevent full-blown cervical cancer, the ninth most common form of the disease among Singapore women.

The test has been available here since 1964, but conducted mostly on an ad hoc basis. Then in 2004, CervicalScreen Singapore, the national cervical cancer screening programme, was launched by the Health Promotion Board (HPB).

~YourHealth

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