Here’s a breakdown of the provided text, focusing on the key details about the Uterus Cervical Cancer Detection program:
Core Message:
The text emphasizes the critical importance of early cancer detection through screenings and participation in programs. It highlights that these tests are simple, painless, and save lives by identifying cancer before symptoms appear.
The Pilot Program:
Objective: Too detect premalignant lesions and cervical cancer in its initial stages.
Method: Taking and analyzing a sample of cells from the cervix. The analysis and frequency of testing vary by age group.
Effectiveness: Such programs have proven effective in reducing cervical cancer incidence and mortality by 70-80% in countries where they are systematically applied.
Phases of the Program:
phase I:
Target Age Group: Women between 25 and 29 years old.
Participation: 1,288 women from specific health centers.
Procedure: Control cytology (a programmed procedure) carried out by a midwife every three years.
Follow-up: In case of negative results, the test is repeated every three years.
Phase II (Current phase):
Target Age Group: Women between 30 and 65 years old.
Participation:
444 women from Campos Health Center and Basic Health Unit.
295 women from Ferreries Health Center and the Basic Health Unit of Es Migjorn Granca de Menorca.
544 women from Sant Jordi Health Center of Ses Salines, in Sant Josep de Sa Talaia.
Total Participants in Phase II: 1,283 women.
Future Expansion:
Goal: To extend the program to the entire “Diana population” (women aged 25-65) across all islands by the last quarter of the current year.
Implementation: Age groups will be incorporated in a staggered manner.
Ultimate Reach: By 2030, the program aims to reach 378,000 women aged 25-65 across all islands.
Cervical Cancer Context in the balearic Islands:
Incidence: Approximately 60 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed annually.
Mortality: About 24 women, mostly young, die from the disease each year.
Cause: cervical cancer is caused by prior infection with the Human Papillomavirus (HPV),which is sexually transmitted. Progression: While most HPV infections are transient, about 10% become chronic and can lead to cancer.
Risk Factors: Smokers are more susceptible to HPV infection and its progression.
Development Time: The disease can take decades to develop after infection, with most diagnoses occurring between ages 35 and 50.
prevention: Key prevention strategies include HPV vaccination,screening,and treatment of precancerous lesions.
HPV Vaccination:
Advice: The General Directorate of public Health recommends vaccination for all children aged 12 to 18 in the Balearic Islands.
Current Vaccine: The nonavalent vaccine is being administered as a single dose, based on recent studies and recommendations.
History of vaccination in Balearic Islands:
Incorporated for 14-year-old girls (born in 1994) in 2008.
Target population expanded to 12-year-old girls in 2015.
* Vaccination of 12-year-old boys began in 2024, with a catch-up program for women.
the text describes a complete public health initiative in the Balearic Islands aimed at eradicating cervical cancer through early detection, screening, and vaccination.
