Majority of cervical cancer patients die in developing countries
25,000 women contract the disease every year in Bangladesh, roundtable told
The majority of cervical cancer patients die in developing countries where women delay in seeking help because of ignorance, stigma, poor access to quality care and intention to save money, said a roundtable yesterday.
In Bangladesh, an estimated 25,000 women contract cervical cancer every year but the screening and treatment facilities are still limited. A comprehensive cervical cancer control programme is needed for the women especially living in chars (shoals) and riverbank areas in the north.
Friendship, an NGO, hosted the discussion on “Sustainable Cervical Cancer Prevention in Hard to Reach Areas of Bangladesh” in the capital, said a press release. Md Nur Hossain Talukder, director general of family planning, was the chief guest while Prof Alexander Arnold William Peters, founder and member of the board of Female Cancer Foundation, Netherlands, presided over the discussion.