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KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 17,751 female police officers and personnel in the country will be screened for the human papillomavirus (HPV) to detect early cervical cancer.
The head of corporate communications for the Royal Malaysian Police, Datuk Asmawati Ahmad, said that the screening test, which is the result of a collaboration with the ROSE Foundation (Removing Obstacles to Cervical Screening), is aimed at early detection of the cervical cancer among female members of the police force.
“Many policewomen and staff work hard as front-line officers, but they don’t have the opportunity to pay special attention to their own health.
“So through this program, it will help them to make early detection of diseases like cervical cancer,” he said at a press conference after attending the ‘Frontliners Uniting Against Cervical Cancer’ program at the headquarters of the Contingent of Kuala Lumpur Police (IPK) here today. .
Also present at the event were Kuala Lumpur Deputy Chief of Police (DCP) Datuk Yong Lei Choo, the head of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University Malaya Medical Center, Professor Datuk Dr. Siti Zawiah Omar and the Foundation’s technical advisor. ROSE, Professor Dr. Woo Yin Ling.
Asmawati said that the free screening program, sponsored by Etiqa Cares, was first conducted at the Kelantan Police Contingent Headquarters and now, a total of 500 police officers have been selected from the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent. to undergo the screening test and this will continue with all 13 contingents in the country.
“The selection is based on two criteria, namely group B40 (lower 40) because the test can cost between 250 and 300 RM per person and also for those in the age range of 30 to 65 years, as they have a increased risk of developing cancer, “he said. additional.
He said that so far, 10 police officers in the country have been detected with cervical cancer, three of them have succumbed to the disease.Named
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