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Improving Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention in Zambia, Mozambique, and South Africa with Project ECHO telementoring

Kathleen Schmeler

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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer and cancer-related deaths among women in Mozambique, where it represents 32% of new cancers diagnosed. These high rates are primarily due to a lack of access to screening programs, and a limited number of health care providers trained to diagnose and treat pre-invasive cervical disease. In 2009, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Mozambique launched a National Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Program (CECAP) to increase cervical cancer screening and treatment rates. To date, they have trained over 600 health care professionals and over 93,000 women have undergone cervical cancer screening. However, expansion of the program has been challenging due a high turnover of trained health care providers, and problems maintaining and measuring the quality and consistency of the diagnosis and treatment of pre- invasive lesions. To assist with these challenges, we are proposing a collaborative project between the Mozambique Ministry of Health, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital in Brazil, and The African Cancer Institute (ACI) in South Africa.

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