Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix to the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. Another school of thought also defined cervical cancer as when the cells of the cervix grow abnormally and invade other tissues and organs of the body. Women of all ages are at risk of cervical cancer. In the United States, an estimated 13,000 women were diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer in 2016 and more than 4,000 women will die as a result of this diagnosis. This vital information was part of a document published by the National Foundation for Cancer Research (USA) in the year 2018. Signs and Symptoms Early-stage cervical cancer generally produces no signs or symptoms. Signs and symptoms of more-advanced cervical cancer include: abnormal bleeding, such as bleeding between menstrual periods, after sex, after a pelvic exam, or after menopause discharge that’s unusua...
T he blueprints of IFA Quiz Competition (IQC) emerged from North-Dayi on 30th November 2018, with two Junior High Schools taking part in it. It is the first time ever a quiz competition is organised in Ghana in which the area of study or the whole quiz session is based solely on Girls Iron-folate Tablet supplementation ( GIFTS) . As an innovative way to get the students and community members actively involved in the GIFTS programme, the Nutrition/Diet Therapy Unit (North-Dayi) with health facilities involvement as well as collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (North-Dayi) took this bold initiative to organize the IQC. A quiz is a form of game or mind sport , in which the players (as individuals or in teams) attempt to answer questions correctly. The IQC was specially designed to test students' knowledge of GIFTS (IFA). Present at the event are officials from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) a...
W hat is Coronavirus The name for this kind of virus comes from the crownlike spikes it has on its surface — “corona” is Latin for “crown.” Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses that infect mostly bats, pigs and small mammals. In rare cases, they are what scientists call zoonotic, meaning they can be transmitted from animals to humans, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. China as one of the fastest advancing nations in the world and a business hub had an outbreak of this viral infection some few days ago and it is spreading very fast and it is also fatal. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring this outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Chinese authorities identified the new coronavirus, which has resulted in more than a thousand confirmed cases in China, including cases outside Wuhan City. Additional cases have been...
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