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News - Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg Ontario Canada |
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| Cancer Care Manitoba |
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| Date : - 22/10/2007 |
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HPV vaccines and testing for the HPV virus are making headlines across the country, but women need to know that it is still important to go for a Pap test.
"The key issue is to increase the number of women who would benefit from regular screening and reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer," said Brenna Shearer, program manager for the Manitoba Cervical Cancer Screening Program (MCCSP).
While research continues to determine what role human papillomavirus or HPV testing will play within cervical screening, the Pap test continues to be the best screening tool to identify the presence of abnormal cells on the cervix.
Cervical cancer is one of the most easily prevented cancers, yet Manitoba women are still diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer and lose their lives to the disease. Most cervical cancers grow slowly, so having a Pap test every two years reduces the chance of missing abnormal cells and the opportunity for finding and successfully treating abnormal cells will be excellent.
This is the fifth year the MCCSP has engaged the health care community to participate. There are 104 clinics and nursing stations from across the province participating in this year's campaign. This Wednesday, October 24, there will be 23 Winnipeg clinics across the city offering walk-in Pap tests. Between October 22 and 26, there will be 81 clinics, health centres and nursing stations offering walk-in Pap tests across the province.
"We know that combining education with access to service improves participation," said Shearer. "Over the years we have seen a steady increase in the number of women who understand that pap tests are an important part of their health care and we are seeing more and more women take the opportunity to attend the walk in clinics."
Last year, 78 clinics from around the province opened their doors to women wanting a Pap test without having to make an appointment. One thousand five hundred and seventy-eight women made the decision to go and get a Pap test.
In 2007, it is estimated that 52 Manitoba women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. An estimated 22 women will die from the disease. |
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| Reference : - www.cancercare.mb.ca |
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