In Ireland, the rate of cervical cancer deaths increased by 40%.
Dr. Tracy Murray of the Irish Family Planning Association reported that it is not the unavailability of cervical cancer vaccines, but the lack of education and information on the disease, that it is preventable.
Over 180 women are diagnosed with the disease here every year and it kills an average of 73 women annually, despite the fact that it’s preventable.
A vaccine is available for cervical cancer but less than a third of Irish women know it exists.
The numbers are alarming. This report reinforces the major role of education in this matter. Information is power and access to available (cervical cancer) vaccines will solve most healthcare problems.
The solution doesn’t stop on the availability of vaccines and medications, generally speaking. The people should be able to afford them, right?
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