{"id":23159,"date":"2024-09-23T20:15:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T20:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23159"},"modified":"2024-09-23T20:16:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T20:16:13","slug":"women-urged-to-get-screened-for-cervical-cancer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/women-urged-to-get-screened-for-cervical-cancer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Urged to Get Screened for Cervical Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Cervical cancer is a serious health issue, being the second most prevalent cancer in Guyana. However, if diagnosed and treated early, it is highly curable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Lachmie Lall, the Director of the Non-Communicable Disease Programme at the Ministry of Health, is advocating for women aged 21 to 65 to undergo regular screenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a recent segment of Health Matters, Dr. Lall emphasized that early detection is crucial for effective treatment, which can significantly enhance the quality of life for affected individuals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most cervical cancer cases are linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV), the same virus responsible for genital warts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Lall also highlighted common symptoms of cervical cancer, noting that many women often seek examinations when these symptoms arise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To facilitate screenings, the Ministry of Health has introduced a Cervical Cancer Screening Programme, which offers an $8,000 voucher to assist women in accessing these vital services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women are encouraged to take advantage of this initiative and prioritize their health by getting screened. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information, tune into tonight\u2019s NCN Health report, sponsored by Essential Care Pharmacy and GTM Insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay informed and join us on Tuesday for the next edition of the NCN Health report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cervical cancer is a serious health issue, being the second most prevalent cancer in Guyana. However, if diagnosed and treated early, it is highly curable. Dr. Lachmie Lall, the Director&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23121,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23159"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23164,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23159\/revisions\/23164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}