/videos?t=cancer-screening
t=cancer-screening
Cervical cancer kills more than half a million women worldwide every year, and is the leading cause of female cancer deaths in the developing world. New low-tech screening programs have begun to reduce cancer deaths but campaigners like Sarah Nyombi, a politician in Uganda, want to see more.
/images/image_cache/base-0/82/thumbnail.crop=center,width=100,height=100.jpg?sig=3cd29ddb8c3bc12f29f25e97ac610240
/images/image_cache/base-0/82/thumbnail.crop=center,width=136,height=136.jpg?sig=7af62950b7e418147b5c1c8925058d8a
/images/image_cache/base-0/82/thumbnail.crop=center,width=370,height=370.jpg?sig=a2f4c3f3f0563132d936d37853ed20f1
A medical team from the United States is training Rwandan doctors and nurses in a new program dubbed "See and Treat." A quick test using vinegar allows for an immediate diagnosis of cervical cancer, and low-cost treatment techniques are readily available.
/images/image_cache/base-462000/462882/thumbnail.crop=center,width=100,height=100.jpg?sig=b7d7862e9705e6464da9825332c670e6
/images/image_cache/base-462000/462882/thumbnail.crop=center,width=136,height=136.jpg?sig=2df9dbe0c24743ca46f03324115fa9e0
/images/image_cache/base-462000/462882/thumbnail.crop=center,width=370,height=370.jpg?sig=5e1b4f20d671886156ace60d1afc6b42