Ano ang cervical screening test at alamin paano makakatulong maiwasan ang cervical cancer

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A patient is examined by a gynaecologist in a gynecological chair. Source: iStockphoto / stefanamer/Getty Images

Maiiwasan ang cervical cancer kung maagang matutuklasan. Kadalasan, maraming babae ang umiiwas sa test dahil sa personal o kultural na dahilan. Pero ngayon, may world-leading test na ligtas at sensitibo sa kultura, at target ng Australia na tuluyang mawala ang cervical cancer pagsapit ng 2035. Ang pinakamaganda, maaari nitong iligtas ang buhay mo, o ng mahal mo sa buhay.


Key Points
  • Nakakailigtas ng buhay ang cervical screening dahil natutukoy nito ang human papillomavirus o HPV.
  • Kapag hindi na-detect nang maaga, maaari itong mauwi sa malubhang sakit gaya ng cancer.
  • Maraming kababaihan mula sa iba’t ibang kultura ang hindi nakakapagpa-screening o ipinagpaliban.
  • Pero sa self-screening, natatanggal ang mga kultural na hadlang para mas marami ang makapagpa-test.
Mahigit 70% ng kaso ng cervical cancer ay nangyayari sa mga taong hindi pa kailanman nagpa-test o huli na sa kanilang screening.

Kaya malinaw na may magandang dahilan para magpa-test ang tinatawag na cervical screening.

Ang cervical screeing ay inirerekomenda sa lahat ng kababaihan, may edad 25 taong gulang hanggang 74 na sexually active.
Dahil lahat sila ay may risk o nanganganib sa HPV.

Kaya mainam pumunta sa GP o clinic sa inyong lugar tungkol sa screening.

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When it comes to cervical screening, women from multicultural backgrounds are being left behind, and particularly newly arrived women.
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Dr Ahlam Ibrahim
I think it's just the full privacy and control and not just being a passive patient that was big for me. Definitely there was very, very reduced stress.
Jyotsna Oliver, health consumer
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