David Powell
Educational Attainment and US Drug Overdose Deaths
JAMA health forum
cervical cancer major health concern developing countries access preventive measures limited low middleincome countries cervical cancer often identified advanced stage disease study aimed investigate patients first diagnosed received treatment large hospital indonesia data collected using questionnaire outpatient visits descriptively analyzed totally 215 cervical cancer patients treated dr soetomo academic hospitals gynecological oncology outpatient clinic indonesia august october 2022 included patients 5160 years old 363 housewives 87 elementary school education level 50 884 admitted unaware cervical cancer prevention 856 never underwent screening cervical biopsies performed primary hospitals 423 fear cancer treatment frequent reason patients arriving late tertiary hospitals 50 treatment delays occurred patients visit two healthcare facilities visiting tertiary hospital 474 patients diagnosed stage iii cancer 381 chemotherapy administered firstline therapy 963 patients 512 received first therapy 12 months initial symptom onset cervical cancer patients diagnosed late stage owing lack information regarding early symptoms irregular screenings treatment delayed owing social barriers therefore government strict policies implement cervical cancer detection prevention