Lecture on Cervical Cancer held at the Sharjah Ladies Club, Sharjah.

The Sharjah Ladies Club, Sharjah in association with GMC Hospital & Research Centre, Ajman, organized a lecture titled “Cervical Cancer” in Al Juman Hall in the club. The sponsors of the event were Glaxo SmithKline and Mustela.

The lecture was delivered by Dr. Wajiha Ajmal, and Dr. Rania AlHilaly Ahmed, Specialists – Obstetrics & Gynecology at the GMC Hospital. The specialists lectured about Cervical Cancer in a detailed manner and how it affects large segment of women at the present time.

This event comes within the “Precious Investment” Campaign which is released by the Supreme Council for Family Affairs within all its institutions aiming in forming families, educational and social institutions and are ready in facing future challenges through raising children and preparing them well.

At first, the lecturers initiated by explaining the definition of cervical cancer and how it is the most common cancer in women after breast cancer. Later, they spoke about the most important reasons for the spread of this disease, one of them being sexual intercourse at an early age and smoking. All of these lead to lack and immunology, vulnerability.

They also mentioned that in many cases the symptoms are not clear except for the ones that are in advanced stages. For example, the symptoms such as loss of appetite, weight loss, pain, swelling in the foot and others.

But thanks to the development of new medicines, it is much easier now to discover and detect the advancement of its stages. Several tests such as the CT scan and MRI should be carried out, but as for the treatment it always depends on the advanced stages of the disease and the size of the cancer tumor. In addition to this it also depends on the age and health of the woman diagnosed with cancer and her desire in having children in the future.

“We always strive in giving full attention to women’s health in all aspects. So we are obligated in raising such awareness through educating women about different diseases that are spread on a huge scale. Unfortunately, some people are not aware and not educated enough about the present disease. With the association of GMC Hospital, Ajman we were able to educate and raise awareness in women about Cervical Cancer which is the second largest cancer prevalent amongst women after breast cancer. We sincerely hope that we had an active role in spreading awareness and knowledge in early detection and prevention in the early stages of this disease”, said Badria Al Ali, Head of Media and Marketing.

In conclusion, a brief question and answer session was conducted for ladies present during the all important lecture followed by distribution of vouchers and gifts to attendees by the sponsors of the event..