IMPORTANCE OF SMEAR CHECKS FOR ONCOLOGY SCREENING
Keywords:
Screening, illness, midwifeAbstract
Cervical cancer is caused by HPV (human papillomavirus). This is the second most common type of cancer after breast cancer among the female population in Bulgaria.
Worldwide, cervical cancer is the fourth most common among women. There were 570,000 new registered cases of the illness in 2018, and 604,000 in 2020; each year there are more than 324,000 fatal cases of the illness and almost 90% of those are registered in countries with low or medium income. [1]
The main component of the prevention and control of cervical cancer include primary, secondary, and tertiary screening.
With its updated guidelines the WHO encourages countries to use vaccinations, smear checks with pap tests and HPV centres for cervical screening.
Cervical cancer can be prevented with regular examinations which screen for precancerous conditions and necessary treatment. [1,2]
Resources and methodology: Research conducted among 100 women in the 25-30 age range and 100 women in the 40-50 age range to examine their awareness of the importance of the screening method of cervical screening checks for the early diagnosis of precancerous conditions concerning women’s health.
Aim: The purpose of this report is to demonstrate to what extent women in fertile age group of 25-30 years and women in the mature age group of 40-50 years are familiar with the importance of smear screening as a method for ontological prevention.
Discussion: In the prevention of cervical cancer the following need to be taken into consideration: community, education, and health services, but the biggest and most important role to play is that of health specialists. Genealogists and midwives as part of the health system, and other healthcare specialists need to actively participate in the management of the illness through health education, consultations, effective communication targeted towards the importance of screening and vaccination for women’s health.
Conclusion: Our defence against the fight with cervical cancer is smear screening. Regular smear checks can help save lives.
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