City Desk :
The speakers at a seminar held on Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus said the cervical cancer is curable despite of its severity.
‘On an average around 18 women die of cervical cancer daily in Bangladesh,’ the speakers told the awareness seminar on cervical cancer at senate hall on the campus.
JU Public Health and Informatics (PHI) department recently organized the seminar. JU Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Abul Hossain addressed as the chief guest and Treasurer Professor Dr Abul Khair addressed as the special guest.
Presided over by the chairman of JU PHI department Professor Dr Md Ruhul Furqan, Professor of Gynecology department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Ashrafunnessa and acting Chief Medical Officer of JU Medical Center Dr. Muzeza Jahura spoke as key speakers.
The speakers said cervical cancer could occur due to HPV virus, having sexual contact and smoking.
But, it is curable by taking radiotherapy, chemotherapy, vaccine, checking up cervix, abstain from smoking and eliminating early marriage, they added.
They also emphasized on checking up cervix of those women who are above of 30 years in every three years.
The speakers at a seminar held on Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus said the cervical cancer is curable despite of its severity.
‘On an average around 18 women die of cervical cancer daily in Bangladesh,’ the speakers told the awareness seminar on cervical cancer at senate hall on the campus.
JU Public Health and Informatics (PHI) department recently organized the seminar. JU Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Abul Hossain addressed as the chief guest and Treasurer Professor Dr Abul Khair addressed as the special guest.
Presided over by the chairman of JU PHI department Professor Dr Md Ruhul Furqan, Professor of Gynecology department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Ashrafunnessa and acting Chief Medical Officer of JU Medical Center Dr. Muzeza Jahura spoke as key speakers.
The speakers said cervical cancer could occur due to HPV virus, having sexual contact and smoking.
But, it is curable by taking radiotherapy, chemotherapy, vaccine, checking up cervix, abstain from smoking and eliminating early marriage, they added.
They also emphasized on checking up cervix of those women who are above of 30 years in every three years.
