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Cervical cancer risk sparks concern
The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has found that Thai women aged above 35 are greatly at risk of getting cervical cancer and should annually undergo a pap smear test for early detection of the disease, so lives can be saved.
The agency, which supervises the government's 30-baht medical care scheme, has set a target this year of providing pap smear services to 1.5 million women aged 35-60 nationwide. Sanguan Nittayarumphong, the NHSO secretary-general, said the campaign is part of a 200-million-baht project for prevention and control of cervical cancer. The National Health Statistics Office in 1999 recorded 87,060 new victims, with liver cancer found to be the most common type in Thailand, followed by cancers of the lung, cervix, breast, colon, and oral cavity. According to the statistics, cervical cancer was the most widespread among women, especially those aged between 45-50, with around 6,300 new cases recorded each year. Dr Sanguan said cervical cancer can be cured if detected early. By Rajesh Kumar, Section Health Posted on Mon Apr 10, 2006 at 01:14:00 AM EST
"However, many come to the doctors when the cancer is at an advanced stage, with a survival rate of only five years. We have at least 60,000 patients awaiting treatment nationwide," he said.
Last year, about 450,000 women underwent pap smear tests in hospitals country-wide. The number involved only 64.7% of the targeted 700,000 women. The provinces with the highest number of women seeking cervical cancer tests were Krabi and Nakhon Ratchasima. "This shows a large number of women are still afraid of going for pap smears,"he said.
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