REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PEKANBARU - Directorate General of Medical Service at the Ministry of Health mentions that as many as 26,169 Indonesian women suffer cervical cancer. Most of women who develop the cancer are between the age of 45-54 years old.
"About 32.29 percent or 8,451 are between 45 to 54 years," the Head of Anti Cervical Cancer Act (GAKSI), Asep Rachmatullah, said on Saturday.
About 31.40 percent cases occurs in women aged 35-44 years. The cancer also attacks women aged 55-64 years with the percentage reach 16.47 percent.
The next group consists of women age between 25-34 years for about 11.25 percent. Women from 65-74 years also suffer the cancer with the percentage of 5.06 percent. About 1.83 percent of women above 75 years suffer the deadly cancer.
"The remaining cases or 0.7 percent are women from 15 to 24 years," he said.
He explained that cervical cancer could be anticipated by healthy lifestyle. "It is better to prevent than to cure," he emphasized.
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