Future Generations May Only Read About This Disease in Books: Time to Say "Goodbye" to Cervical Cancer
The Greatest Goal of the Medical World
There are some diseases in the history of medicine that have been erased from history thanks to vaccines and screenings. Smallpox is the most beautiful example of this. Well, did you know that the next victory could be over Cervical Cancer?
January is accepted worldwide as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. However, this year, instead of giving you a definition of the disease, we want to talk about our plan to say goodbye to it. Because cervical cancer is the only type of cancer whose cause (HPV) is fully known and which can be prevented at a rate close to 100%.
Don't Wait to Get Cancer, Let's Catch the "Before"
In many types of cancer, early diagnosis means "catching it while it's small" after the disease has formed. However, the situation in cervical cancer is very different and much more advantageous.
The Pap Smear and HPV DNA tests we apply in our hospital detect not only cancer but also the "precursor cells" that have the potential to turn into cancer. In other words, it is like noticing the smoke before the fire starts. When we detect these cells, the cancer process can be stopped before it even begins with simple interventions. This is one of the greatest luxuries that modern medicine offers us.
5 Minutes Won't Steal From Your Life; It Wins You Life
Sentences we frequently hear in our polyclinics, such as "I don't have time," "I'm afraid it will hurt," or "I'm embarrassed," are actually the biggest obstacles to health.
However, giving a Smear test is a procedure as ordinary, painless, and lasting only a few minutes as brushing your teeth or combing your hair. These 5 minutes you spare once a year are the insurance for long and healthy years you will spend with your loved ones.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Call
We embrace the global goals set by the World Health Organization. The goal is clear: To eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem.
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Vaccination: Protecting young generations with HPV vaccines.
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Screening: Making regular gynecological checks a routine.
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Early Intervention: Starting treatment without losing time in suspicious cases.
Choice, Not Fate
Cervical cancer is a disease that is largely virus-sourced (HPV) and has very low genetic transmission. This means that even if this disease is your family's fate, it does not have to be your fate. It is in your hands to break the chain with vaccination and regular screening.
Let January Be a Beginning
Do yourself a favor. Take that postponed appointment today. Be an awareness ambassador not only for yourself but also for your daughter, sister, mother, or friend.
Cervical cancer is a disease that remains helpless when we take precautions. Come, let's win this battle together.
We wish you healthy days.
