Cervical Cancer Dominates The Proportion Of Cancer Cases In Indonesia

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JAKARTA - Cervical cancer is one of the diseases that is a serious focus for the government, especially based on data from the Indonesia Society of Gynecological Oncology (INASGO) in 2022-2023 cervical cancer dominates the proportion of cancer cases that are often found at around 62 percent.

Oncology Subspecialist and Subspecical Content of the PELNI Hospital, Yuri Feharsal, said that the treatment of cervical cancer is one of the priorities in efforts to eliminate cancer in Indonesia.

"In Indonesia alone, cervical cancer is the most common cancer found compared to the others, about 62 percent of the most common cases of reproductive cancer are cervical cancer. So this is a case with a lot of cervical cancer, but unfortunately in Indonesia it comes when almost 70-80 percent is in advanced stages," Yuri said as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, March 9.

The swelling cost of treating cervical cancer, according to Yuri, is because cervical cancer surgery takes a long time and takes a lot of resources, from surgical tools to postoperative treatments.

Not only that, cervical cancer patients often experience long-term complications, such as sore problems, which require additional care. This causes large expenses for the country, especially for cases of advanced cervical cancer.

Although cervical cancer is the most common type of reproductive organ cancer in Indonesia, public prevention and awareness programs are still not optimal.

Most cases of cervical cancer in Indonesia were detected in advanced stages that complicate the treatment process and increase the risk of recurrence.

In general, the management of cervical cancer in advanced stages is radiation and a combination of chemotherapy. Now, because it requires a sophisticated modality, of course, this will increase the cost of treatment, so that it becomes a burden on the state," he said.

Meanwhile, the cervical cancer prevention program is part of the Ministry of Health's national action plan which aims to accelerate the elimination of the disease.

The program includes pillars such as prevention, education, program evaluation, research, and policy management.

One of the planned steps is the integration of the cervical cancer prevention program into existing public health programs.

With coordinated and consistent efforts, it is hoped that the treatment of cervical cancer can be more effective and have a positive impact on the health of the Indonesian people.