UHS Medical Times January 2017

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Newsletter | January 2017

Let’’’s fight it Together Cervical Health Awareness Month is observed all over the world every January. This aims to spread consciousness about Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Cervical Cancer through joint support, education and cooperation among healthcare professionals, stakeholders and patients.

Cervical Cancer is the seventh most common cancer world-wide World Cancer Research Fund International -

Newsletter from University Hospital Sharjah

Cervical Cancer is the 7th most common cancer for both genders and 4th among women worldwide. In UAE, 1.82 million women ages 15 years old and older are at risk of developing Cervical Cancer. Present approximation suggest that every year, 93 women are diagnosed with Cervical Cancer and 28 deaths related from the disease. Cervical cancer ranks the 3rd most frequent cancer among women in UAE and the 3rd most common cancer amongst female between ages 15 to 44.

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