Cervical Cancer

Description

Cervical cancer is a consequence of long-term infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). Globally, it ranks 4th in both incidence and cancer-related mortality amongst women with an estimated 569,847 new cases new cases and 311,365 deaths annually. It accounts for 13.1% of all new female cancers globally. In Eastern Africa, cervical cancer remains the most common cancer in women with estimated age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of 40.1 and 30.0 per 100,000 respectively (GLOBOCAN, 2018). In Kenya, cervical cancer contributes 5,250 (12.9%) of the new cancer cases annually and 3,286 (11.84%) of all cancer deaths annually. It is the leading cause of cancer related deaths in Kenya and the 2nd most common cancer among females. (GLOBOCAN, 2018).

Objectives

Presenters

1. Dr. Joan Mutahi
   Obstetrician Gynaecologist at Defence Forces Memorial Hospital
   Defence Forces Memorial Hospital