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JOHOR BARU, December 21 – A total of 70 policewomen in three states have been diagnosed with the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is one of the leading causes of cervical cancer in women.
Bukit Aman’s Director of Corporate Communications Datuk Asmawati Ahmad said the statistics were the result of evaluating 918 female police officers through the Frontliner Uniting Against Cervical Cancer Program for police personnel since June last year.
“So far, the program has been carried out at the police contingent headquarters in Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur and Terengganu and will be extended to the entire country.
“Most of those infected with the HPV virus do not know they have it and some have expressed shock at the results.
“This program actually helps your prevention and treatment measures. It is being carried out for the welfare of the police, as so far three policewomen have died of cervical cancer and 10 people have already been diagnosed with cancer, ”Asmawati said.
She said this to reporters after the Frontliner Uniting Against Cervical Cancer Program at the Johor Police Contingent headquarters here today.
The show was led by Johor Police Chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.
Asmawati said the program was run with the ROSE Foundation, which aims to educate women about the importance of early screening to prevent cervical cancer.
Ayob Khan said the two-day program will begin today at the Johor Police Contingent Headquarters and will participate.
“I strongly encourage all women in Johor Police to take this opportunity to take the exam to make sure they are disease free,” he said.
HPV is the most common viral infection of the reproductive system. Most sexually active women and men will become infected at some point in their lives, and some may become infected repeatedly.
Cervical cancer is by far the most common HPV-related disease. Almost all cases of cervical cancer can be attributed to HPV infection.
The ROSE Foundation program has screened 8,000 low-income women in Malaysia after its launch in January last year.
The ROSE Foundation and Laboratory, located in the UMXcelerate complex on the campus of Universiti Malaya, is a partnership between the public university and the VCS Foundation of Australia, a non-profit cancer prevention organization.
