WHO – Preventing cervical cancer, start the new year healthy, and learn about genomics
WHO shared on LinkedIn:
“It’s cervical cancer awareness month: get informed, ger screened and get vaccinated! Prevent cervical cancer.
Learn about the future of genomics.
We are asking our readers to tell us, in the comment section, their new year health resolution.
Happy New Year!
Start 2025 on a healthy note:
- Schedule overdue health checkups.
- Quit smoking
- Keep your and your family’s vaccines up to date!
- Set fitness goals—big or small!
Your health is the best investment. What’s your 2025 health goal? Tell us in the comment section.
Power of Genomics
Genomics has the power to create medicines and prevent diseases. It can shape how we address health challenges worldwide. The story of genomics is the story of our lives. And where that story leads, is up to us. Genomics is the study of the complete set of genes (the genome) of organisms, of the way genes work, interact with each other and with the environment.”
It is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: Get informed, get screened & get vaccinated!
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. It can be prevented and treated if detected early. Talk to your healthcare provider about screening today.
Cervical cancer develops in a woman’s cervix (the entrance to the uterus from the vagina).
Almost all cervical cancer cases (99%) are linked to infection with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPV), an extremely common virus transmitted through sexual contact.Although most infections with HPV resolve spontaneously and cause no symptoms, persistent infection can cause cervical cancer in women.
Effective primary (HPV vaccination) and secondary prevention approaches (screening for, and treating precancerous lesions) will prevent most cervical cancer cases.
The parents of deceased HPV advocate, Laura Brennan speak of what could have saved their daughters life.
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