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See and Treat

- Indonesia

- South Africa

- Surinam

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See & Treat

The See & Treat method is a screening and treatment program on cervical cancer which is very suitable in low resource settings. A field team of doctors and public health workers visit on a regular base health clinics in rural and slum areas. During the visit the public health workers raise awareness on cervical cancer and reproductive health issues as safe sex and family planning. After registration the women are screened with Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) or PAP-smear (cytology) by mostly female doctors. When a woman is diagnosed abnormal after the screening, the treatment with cryotherapy is carried out at the spot. If the screening points out cervical cancer, the woman is referred to an academic hospital nearby.

At this moment the Female cancer Programme has See & Treat projects in Surinam and Indonesia. In our See & Treat projects we have accomplished an outstanding collaboration between the Leiden University Medical Center (Center of Excellence in the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer) and our local partners.

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Indonesia

Indonesia is the third most densely populated country in the world with more than 200 million inhabitants. The Indonesian Archipelago consists of 13,000 islands and has a wide range of ethnic groups and cultures. as in many other asian countries, cervical cancer is the most common type of cancer. problems with infrastructure, lack of resources, lifestyle factors and insufficient awareness amongst the population are the main reason for a very high mortality rate in women with cervical cancer. Eig
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South Africa

"We have fallen behind in the field of basic research in the last few decades. However, due to the diversity of our population, we do have many patients who could benefit from the results of fundamental research. It is extremely important to research staff that their findings can be tested outside the laboratory. I always say to my friends in the West: "We have patients, you have the fundamental research. We might be able to develop basic research here, but you will never be able to get our numb
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Surinam

South America is the continent where cervical cancer is most predominant. Unfortunately, Surinam, in the north of this continent, is no exception to this rule.
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