Poor health services aggravate SA’s terrible cervical cancer toll
HIV makes women more vulnerable to infection with the human papilloma virus, which causes cervical cancer, but it can be prevented with vaccines
01 February 2024 - 16:12
UPDATED 01 February 2024 - 22:50
In sharp contrast to global trends, cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among SA women, according to a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
For women in SA, the three leading cancers ranked by deaths are cervical, breast and lung cancer. Globally, they are breast, lung and colorectal...
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