On that day, the woman who was present at the Health Insurance Fund (CPAM) was contacted for information on screening for cervical cancer. The lecturers, Catherine Collovald (who is responsible for prevention at CPAM) and Manal Denidni (clinical researcher at CRDCS 54), met women aged 25 to 65 to raise their awareness of the cancer that affects 3,000 new people, causing 1,100 deaths. Screening can prevent 90% of cases.
“For us, it is necessary to go to the insured to get their attention, comfort them and then direct them to a hospital or the Lunéville sexual health service,” explains Catherine Collovald. As a reminder, Cervical cancer is caused by HPV viruses , who are sexually transmitted. Screening is done by taking a stroke from the cervix.
Installed “Scheduled Screening”
Page 1is January 2022, an organized screening for cervical cancer is launched: a letter will be sent to women aged 25 to 65 to encourage them to undergo screening. “This provides better information, which will lead to more screening. It should also be noted that gynecologists are not the only ones who can perform the operation, midwives and trained GPs are licensed, “explains Manal Denidni.
In Meurthe-et-Moselle, more than 180,000 women participate in the screening program.
The next operation is March 22 for screening for colon cancer as part of the “March Bleu” month.
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