The China Post
Date: July 13, 2016
By: The China Post news staff
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The number of women diagnosed with precancerous cervical
From left, Taiwanese model and cervical cancer survivor Lily Chen (陳韋利), Taiwanese actress Kuo Shu-yao (郭書瑤), Formosa Cancer Foundation CEO Lai Gi-ming (賴基銘) and Taiwan Women’s Health Institute Deputy Secretary-General Chen Ching-hui (陳菁徽) pose for a photo at a press conference promoting cervical cancer prevention in Taipei on Tuesday, July 12. (Christine Chou, The China Post)
lesion is on the rise, the Formosa Cancer Foundation (FCF) said on Tuesday, citing data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW).
Precancerous cervical lesions are abnormal cell changes that may disappear without treatment for some women, but may also lead to cervical cancer for others.
One in every five women between the ages 20 and 34 are diagnosed with precancerous cervical lesion in Taiwan, according to the MOHW.
The foundation invited famed Taiwanese actress Kuo Shu-yao ( 郭書瑤), known as Yaoyao, to attend a press event Tuesday morning as the foundation’s cervical cancer prevention ambassador.
Kuo, who got vaccinated before her 26th birthday, encouraged young women to receive vaccinations and routinely take six-minute pap smear tests for better protection against cervical cancer. [FULL STORY]
