Cervical cancer is a Women Killer

Cervical cancer (cervix) is the number one killer of women in Indonesia with a number of new cases as many as 40 to 45 people per day and the death of 20 to 25 human lives.

"Based on the data we get from various sources that every two minutes a woman in the world die from cervical cancer," said Dr. Erik Kasmara SPOG.

According to him, cervical cancer in Indonesia, including most cancers strike women reached 34.4%.

While cancer is nearly 70% came in a state of advanced stage with a low survival rate.

He mentioned that in Jakarta and its surroundings, a woman died as much as one to two people every day due to cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer in Indonesia has reached as many as 15 000 new cases with 8000 deaths, said the lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Pelita Harapan (UPH), Karawaci, Tangerang.

Even so, the impact on cervical cancer patients that is at the peak of reproductive age from 30 to 50 years and the disruption of quality of life especially with regard to psychological, physical, and sexual health.

Similarly, the implications for the cancer patient against the family and social and economic impact on body care, child education and family life atmosphere.

According to a former attending physician at the General Hospital in Tangerang, Banten, was that the efforts for the prevention of cervical cancer by primary form of promotion, education and vaccination, as well as secondary prevention or early detection screening.

Even others ie tertiary prevention by Pap smears (vaginal examination) using the equipment in various hospitals in Jakarta and surrounding areas.

He added that women over the age of 30 years should do a minimal