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Fernandina health workers get protection vs. cervical cancer
Sep 08, 2010
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Some 500 health workers here underwent a cervical cancer vaccination, a project of Mayor Oscar Rodriguez that aims to protect women from a dreaded disease.
“With this vaccine, we are giving our beloved health front liners the best protection they can get against this disease,” said Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez
He said the cervical cancer vaccination drive is part of the city’s program in celebrating the women’s week in this city.
According to studies, 12 Filipinas suffer from cervical cancer everyday, making it a cause of concern not just to women, but to their loved ones as well.
Rodriguez said that the city’s program is considered as a gift to their women employees.
“Next to education, health program is the priority agenda of the city,” Rodriguez said noting that aside from the cervical cancer vaccination, different health programs are implemented.
Cervical cancer is caused by a chronic and persistent cancer-causing type of Human Pappilomavirus (HPV) infection.
It puts more than 27 million Filipina women at risk. However, according to studies, a vaccine provides significant protection for women against the two most common cancer-causing HPVs which account for more than half of the cases in the country.
With the vaccination, women will get protection against 12 other cancer-causing HPV types which include HPV strain 45, a strain which prevalently causes a more severe form of cervical cancer among Filipinas.
“With this vaccine, we are giving our beloved health front liners the best protection they can get against this disease,” said Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez
He said the cervical cancer vaccination drive is part of the city’s program in celebrating the women’s week in this city.
According to studies, 12 Filipinas suffer from cervical cancer everyday, making it a cause of concern not just to women, but to their loved ones as well.
Rodriguez said that the city’s program is considered as a gift to their women employees.
“Next to education, health program is the priority agenda of the city,” Rodriguez said noting that aside from the cervical cancer vaccination, different health programs are implemented.
Cervical cancer is caused by a chronic and persistent cancer-causing type of Human Pappilomavirus (HPV) infection.
It puts more than 27 million Filipina women at risk. However, according to studies, a vaccine provides significant protection for women against the two most common cancer-causing HPVs which account for more than half of the cases in the country.
With the vaccination, women will get protection against 12 other cancer-causing HPV types which include HPV strain 45, a strain which prevalently causes a more severe form of cervical cancer among Filipinas.
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