Currently, cervical cancer is a common disease worldwide, but it is not simple. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2018 there were up to 570,000 cases, claiming the lives of more than 300,000 women and the number of deaths could increase to 443,000 by 2030. In Vietnam, cervical cancer is spreading alarmingly. active and showing signs of rejuvenation. On average, each year there are about 4,177 new cases and 2,420 deaths due to this disease, meaning that every day 7 Vietnamese women die from cervical cancer.
HPV virus (Human Papillomavirus) is the main cause of cervical cancer, the main route of transmission is through sexual contact and accounts for 70% of cases. Cases are caused by HPV strains 16 and 18. There are also some other high-risk but less common strains such as 31, 33, 34, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58 , 59, 66, 68 and 70.
Cervical cancer is a dangerous disease but there is still a way to prevent and treat it. Cervical cancer prevention includes 2 phases: primary prevention (by HPV vaccination) and secondary prevention (screening and treating pre-cancerous lesions). Among them, preventing cervical cancer with vaccines is a safer and less expensive method.
Vaccination for women from 9 to under 26 years old is the main method in preventing cervical cancer. The vaccine does not treat previously infected HPV or existing HPV-related diseases. Because vaccination does not protect the recipient from all strains of HPV that can cause cancer. Therefore, women who have been vaccinated against HPV still need to be screened for cancer as usual.
Currently, Phuong Chau International Hospital has cervical cancer vaccination packages using existing vaccines on the market. Customers can refer to the following UTCTC vaccination package: