AV 39 All for Cervix (PDF)

THE ASCLEPIAN VOICE
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ORDER OF ASCLEPIUS : WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY—COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

OCTOBER 27, 2015

VOLUME 1 ISSUE NO. 39

A L L F O R C E RV I X :

OA JOINS FREE CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING ACTIVITY
Article by John Ramel Rafael

T

he Order of Asclepius
partnered
with the
West Visayas State
UniversityMedical
Center Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology and the Zonta
Club of Iloilo City Inc. for
a Cervical Cancer Screening
Activity on October 17, 2015 at
the Tilipunan Center, Brgy. TanzaEsperanza, Iloilo City.
Around 70 participants, coming
from Brgy. Tanza-Esperanza, Brgy.
Tanza-Timawa, Brgy. BonifacioTanza, and Brgy. Tanza Baybay
benefited by the one-day event.
Pertinent history were initially
obtained from the participants,
obtaining informed consent, as
well as explaining the risks and
benefits from the procedure.
Afterwhich, participants were
oriented on how the cervical
cancer screening will be done.
For the said event, Visual
Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA)
was done. VIA a simple and
cost-effective method for cervical

cancer screening which makes
use of 3-5% acetic acid. Being a
screening process, a positive
result doesn’t neces sa rily
indicate that one has cervical
cancer. However, it necessitates
further medical work-up. After
the screening, participants were
also given counselling in the
form of reproductive health
education as well as facilitating
proper referral for positive
or suspicious test results.
Dr. Suzanne Lucero (OA Batch
4), Dr. Ramela Contrevida (OA
Batch 15), Dr. Rhoda Mae Alagban
(OA Batch 17), Dr. Marie Faith
Villaruz, Dr. Geraldine Gubatina,
Dr. Gertrude Emilie Gelito, Dr.
Razel Colacion, Dr. Ronald Latap,
together with residents from the
WVSU-MC Department of
Obstetr ic s & G ynecolo gy,
including Dr. Danica Bernasol
(Batch 32) took part in the said
event. Resident members who
participated in the said activity
were Jeffrey Millan Jr., Ma. Celine

VIllo, Aljeirou Alcachupas, Mitz
Serofia, John Ramel Rafael,
Stephanie Lucero, Katherine
Fabros, Cher Celeste Garcia, Anne
Celle Sajorne, Elly Eluna, Nikka
Quiñanola, Aloha Quimba and
Meghan Lamprea from Batch 37,
William Matthew Suaboksan from
Batch 38, and John Christopher
Luces from Batch 39.
Cervical cancer is one of the
most common forms of cancer that
affects women worldwide. This
disease is preventable with safe
sexual practice, and with the
breakthroughs in medicine, it
can be prevented through Human
Papilloma
Virus
(HPV)
vaccination. With the changing
sexual practices and values
towards sex, coupled with earlier
sexual debut, incidence of cervical
cancer among other disorders have
increased in the recent years. As
health professionals, it is our
responsibility to render services
and extend our expertise at the
community level.#