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Cervical Cancer and lack of information in Nigeria


On September 2021, we learnt that our mother was ill. She had been bleeding for over 5 months and had resigned herself to simply wearing her pads at all times. Being a very religious woman, perhaps she strongly identified with the woman with the issue of blood in the Bible. All I know is that she was always prayerful. She also had other health issues and perhaps simply chalked it up to another thing she had to live with. It was on a visit to the hospital for a leg sprain that she finally told the doctor about her nonstop "period". After a series of tests, surgery was carried out immediately. The bleeding stopped.


For a few weeks, it looked like the worse was over. That was until she started complaining about pelvic pains and spinal pains. In the end, it was ascertained that she had cervical cancer late stage and it had spread out to other regions. Despite the treatment and efforts, she died two months later.
Between September and November, I learned more about cervical cancer than I had ever cared about before in my life. You see, like a typical young lady, it didn't cross my radar until it affected someone close to me.

Currently, there's a free screening for cervical cancer being carried out in strategic locations in Lagos by the 100k club in collaboration with some medical bodies and organizations. Over 30 positive late-stage cases had been detected. These are over 30 cases that could have been prevented if early diagnosed and treated. The sad thing about cervical cancer is that it is very treatable if detected early with little to no effect on fertility. If not detected early, the treatment options might affect fertility and if at the last stage, is fatal.


Until last year, I never knew that there were actually vaccines for cervical cancer. Two in fact are very popular, the Cervarix and the Gardasil vaccines are both administered to prevent the HPV virus which is what causes cervical cancer. I bet you could stop ten people on the street and only one of them might know this. That shows how much sensitization and awareness need to be created about this. These vaccines are administered to children as young as two in developed countries. You can even get some in your pharmacy if you reside in the developed world. The good news is that you can still get the vaccine as an adult if you are less than 40 years old.

I wish I had learnt all these earlier in 2021. Maybe Mom would still be here.

https://cfnaijagirl./2022/01/30/cervical-cancer-and-lack-of-information-about-the-vaccines-in-nigeria/

Please search the 100k club on Twitter and check the next location. I heard tomorrow is the last day.

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DoingBetter:
Cervical Cancer and lack of information in Nigeria
On September 2021, we learnt that our mother was ill. She had been bleeding for over 5 months and had resigned herself to simply wearing her pads at all times. Being a very religious woman, perhaps she strongly identified with the woman with the issue of blood on the Bible. All I know is that she was always prayerful. She also had other health issues and perhaps simply chalked it up to another thinking she had to live with. It was on a visit to the hospital for a leg sprain that she finally told the doctor about her nonstop "period". After series of test, a surgery was carried out immediately. The bleeding stopped. For a few weeks, it looked like the worse was over. That was until she stated complaining about pelvic pains and spinal pains. In the end, it was ascertained that she had cervical cancer late stage and it had spread out to other regions. Despite the treatment and faith, she died two months later.
Between September and November, I learnt more about cervical cancer than I had ever cared for before in my life. You see, like a typical young lady, it didn't cross my radar until it affected someone close to me. Currently, there's a free screening for cervical cancer being carried out in strategic locations in Lagos by the 100k club in collaboration with some medical bodies and organisations. Over 30 positive late stage cases had been detected. These are over 30 cases that could have been prevented if early diagnosed and treated. The sad thing about cervical cancer is that it is very treatable if detected early with little to no effect on fertility. If not detected early, the treatment options might affect fertility and if at the last stage, is fatal.
Until last year, I never knew that there were actually vaccines for cervical cancer. Two in fact are very popular, the cervarix and the Gardasil vaccines are both administered to prevent HPV virus which is what causes cervical cancer. I bet you could stop ten people on the street and only one of them might know this. That shows how much sensitisation and awareness needs to be created about this. These vaccines are administered to children as young as two in developed countries. You can even get some in your pharmacy if you reside in the developed world. The good news is that you can still get the vaccine as an adult if you are less than 40 years old.
I wish I had learnt all these earlier in 2021. Maybe Mom would still be here.

https://cfnaijagirl./2022/01/30/cervical-cancer-and-lack-of-information-about-the-vaccines-in-nigeria/

Deep insights.

wealthtrak:
Deep insights.

Thank you