Changing the approach to eliminate cervical cancer

HPV infection not only causes cervical cancer, but also vulva, vaginal, anal and penile cancers. — Filepic

Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent cancer in Malaysian women, and the second most frequent in women between 15 and 44 years of age.

The current estimates are that 1,740 women are diagnosed annually with cervical cancer, and 991 die from the disease.