Do you know that since the year 1999 up to the present, cervical cancer strikes more women at a young age?
As described by Prof. Dr. Andrijono SpOG (K), as Chairman of the Gynecologic Oncology Set when Indonesia encountered by Ngobras Forum at the event "the efforts of the national HPV Vaccination Program Encouraged to Prevent cervical cancer", Friday (19/01), at the Hong Kong Cafe, Central Jakarta.
According to him, there is 21 percent of the women aged 20-29 years affected by cervical, there are uncountable even one percent of the women aged under 20 years of age who are exposed to this deadly cancer.
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"One of the 1000 women in Indonesia has affected the risk of cervical cancer, and every one hour there was a woman who died of the disease on this one," he said.
It is proven that mortality due to cervical cancer in Indonesia classified as high and largely due to the delay in diagnosis because women are reluctant to do the examination early.
Thus, what the hell, cause of cervical cancer in women?
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"Only a major cause of this disease is a virus called HPV in cervical, which in fact if the body good endurance can have no impact on anything, however, when a person's weak body durability that will causes of cervical cancer occurs, "explains the expert.
Prof. Dr. Andrijono SpOG (K) also explains that all women of all ages are at risk of cervical cancer.
But, the disease is likely to be experienced by women who are sexually active, including young women in their 20s are already active sexual intercourse, although the virus can also be spread through skin to skin contact.
And, the only best way to prevent it is to do HPV vaccination at ages 9 to 14, or 14 to 44 years.
So, for you women who want to be free from this deadly disease, HPV vaccination immediately at hospitals!