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Experiences in the prevention and screening of cervical cancer within Thailand
Author(s) -
Kengsakul Malika,
Laowahutat Piyawat,
Wilailak Sarikapan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/ijgo.13481
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , incidence (geometry) , gynecology , family medicine , public health , cervical cancer screening , christian ministry , cancer , cancer prevention , memorandum , obstetrics , nursing , physics , optics , philosophy , theology , archaeology , history
Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among Thai women, after breast and colon cancer, with an age‐standardized incidence rate (ASR) of 11.7/100 000 women each year, as of 2015. Over decades, comprehensive national cervical cancer screening programs, research, and the HPV vaccination policy have gradually helped decrease the incidence of cervical cancer in Thailand. In 2017, the Thai Ministry of Public Health signed a memorandum of understanding with the Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to eliminate invasive cervical cancer from Thailand. This is a tremendous challenge for Thailand as a whole. The present paper reviews and discusses the experiences in the prevention and screening of cervical cancer in Thailand.