Cervical cancer is preventable and curable, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively.<\/p>\n
Yet it is the 4th most common form of cancer among women worldwide, with the disease claiming the lives of almost 350,000 women in 2022. Few diseases reflect global inequalities as much as cancer of the cervix. Nearly 94% of the deaths in 2022 occurred in low and middle income countries. This is where the burden of cervical cancer is greatest, because access to public health services is limited and screening and treatment for the disease have not been widely implemented.<\/p>\n
S<\/strong>ince\u00a0<\/strong>2023<\/strong>\u00a0Soroptimists have been working hard to raise awareness of the importance of screening for the disease and to encourage vaccination to completely eliminate it.<\/strong><\/p>\n Cervical cancer is preventable and curable, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively.<\/p>\n Yet it is the 4th most common form of cancer among women worldwide, with the disease claiming the lives of almost 350,000 women in 2022. Few diseases reflect global inequalities as much as cancer of the cervix. Nearly 94% of the deaths in 2022 occurred in low and middle income countries. This is where the burden of cervical cancer is greatest, because access to public health services is limited and screening and treatment for the disease have not been widely implemented.<\/p>\n S<\/strong>ince\u00a0<\/strong>2023<\/strong>\u00a0Soroptimists have been working hard to raise awareness of the importance of screening for the disease and to encourage vaccination to completely eliminate it.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n for more information look on SIGBI’s website<\/p>\n The Eradication of Cervical Cancer is Within our Grasp<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n