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Approximately 10,000 Nigerian women will learn they have cervical cancer this year and this shouldn’t be because cervical cancer is 100% preventable through screening and vaccination. In a survey conducted by Sebeccly, it was reported that 60% of confirmed cervical cancer patients were not aware of the benefits of screening, neither did they know that with less than N50,000 they could have prevented as against treating their disease with radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery which costs above N500,000, with no guarantee of cure . With appropriate screening, no woman should develop cervical cancer let alone 10,000 Nigerian women.
On Thursday October 12, 2017, Sebeccly Cancer Care launched it’s #TimeToScreen program in partnership with ACT Foundation and Access Bank. Through this partnership Sebeccly is providing super-discounted cancer screening services to the general public and complimentary services to female students above 21 years old/indigent women (minimum wage earners).
The #TimeToScreen launch was a landmark event, as Sebeccly is the only cancer charity in Lagos with a colposcope equipment. The #TimeToScreen program provides affordable, comprehensive breast and cervical cancer screening services to women. These services include Clinical Breast Examination, Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid , Visual Inspection with Lugol’s Iodine , Colposcopy and Cryotherapy.
The #TimeToScreen program pledges to provide affordable, quality, client-centered, timely and comprehensive breast and cervical cancer screening to at least 8,000 women per annum.
The #TimeToScreen screening services include Clinical Breast Examination, Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid(VIA) and Visual Inspection with Lugol’s Iodine(VILLI).The programme is equipped with state of the art equipment, which include colposcopy and cryotherapy machine that provides immediate treatment of cervical abnormalities (Stage 0 cervical cancer). To end the year right, we encourage individuals and women groups to contact us to schedule and attend a screening appointment.
The importance of screening is that it can detect pre cancer stage (stage 0) and if treated promptly with cryotherapy etc, full blown cervical cancer (stage 1-4) can be prevented from developing. In less than 6 weeks of operations, we have screened over 300 women and detected and treated 3 cases of stage 0 cervical cancer. We are excited that we are preventing cancer, as well as reducing morbidity and premature death amongst our women folks. As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure, it’s also cheaper and wiser than cure,” said Dr. Omolola Salako, Consultant Radiation Oncologist and Executive Director, Sebeccly Cancer Care.
The #TimeToScreen clinic runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am-3pm.
To book an individual or group appointment, click the link http://sebecclycancercare.org/booking/ or email timetoscreen@sebecclycancercare.org
To sustain the subsidized and complimentary rate we invite you to donate and ensure that more women are living healthier and happier lives with their loved ones. Donate securely https://paystack.com/pay/sebeccly
Here are current guidelines for screening:
– Cervical Cancer Screening should begin 3 years after first sexual activity, but not later than 21 years old and should be done every
– Women over 30 should have a cervical screening test (Pap Smear or VIA or VILLI) at least once every 3 years
– Women who have had a total hysterectomy (removal of the uterus and cervix) do not need to undergo cervical cancer screening, unless the surgery was done as a treatment for cervical pre cancer or cancer.
See photos captured from the launch event below:
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