Background
Cervical cancer is one of the major women problems, especially in developing country such as Indonesia. Some data from some hospitals in Indonesia showed that the incidence of cervical cancer is highest among any other cancer in women. Data from 12 pathological
Center in Indonesia showed that the persentage of cervical cancer in women was 26,4 % and became the first rank in term of the most commons cancer in women. Besides the high incidence, the other problem of cervical cancer is that mostly cervical cancer patient came in the late stage, usually in the stage II B and beyond. As we know, that the cure rate will be significantly decreased by such this stage.
In order to find the earlier cancer patients and to avoid patient with cervical cancer come to the doctor in the late stage, it is important to develop the screening method of which will effectively find the cervical precancerous lesions, the patients can find easily to the Provider – Health Service Unit and not expensive for the social-economic patients.
First of all, we have Pap smear method for screening. It has been proved to decrease the incidence of invasive cervical cancer from 90 % decreased the mortality rate to 60-80 %. This Pap Smear Test was successful as the effective method up till now.
The other Screening method to prevent Cervical precancerous lesions is VIA ( Visual Inspection by Acetic Acid ).
“See & Treat “ Project, A Collaboration Project between The School of Medicine Airlangga University and Dr. Soetomo General Hospital – of which handled by CBCC - Indonesia and the Female Cancer Programme of The Leiden University Medical Center, is the Brand new program to Avoid Women Cancer, especially for Precancerous lesion.
This See & Treat project, uses VIA as the effective screening for those. If the precanceous lesions are suspected, it will be treated directly by using Cryotherapy.
If the cancer is suspected, so the patient will be referred to the hospital.
The Objective of See & Treat Project is to develop the sustainable See & Treat
screening service - Single approach - as an effort to improve The Reproduction Health of the Low Economic Women in East Java Province.
This Collaboration project will be executed 2007 - 2010 in 7 Regions of Indonesia. Especially in East Java Province will be held in January 2008 – 2010.
The Executor will be The Staffs of The Department of OBSGYN, The School of Medicine of Airlangga University (SMUA) / Dr. Soetomo Hospital and CBCC East Java Province’s staffs for the awareness, The Staffs of East Java Province Health Service Office and the Cadres of PKK of some Regencies and Municipality.
They will work in the Clino-mobile and or Puskesmas of the selected areas. The Project funded by The Ministry of Foreign Service (MFS) of The Dutch Government.
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