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papillomaviruses (HPV), which
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able to fight the infection, the virus 1 Abnormal vaginal bleeding
2 Pain in the pelvic region
can sometimes lead to cancer.

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3 Unusual vaginal discharge
patients SURVIVED
for at least 5 years!
Coined as the deadliest

gynecologic cancer as it causes

more deaths than any other cancer
of the female reproductive system.
4 Pain during sexual intercourse With the help of science and technology, we can
combat and live with gynecologic cancers!

Ovarian Cancer Treatment Prevention

Most women who develop ovarian
cancer are diagnosed after
Early Detection
1 Abdominal Pain/Cramping
menopause, at age 55 or older, Targeted Drug Therapy Annual Pelvic
though patients in their 40s and Immunotherapy Examinations

2 Unexplained Exhaustion
50s have also been diagnosed with Complementary and HPV Vaccination
the disease especially with a strong Integrative Medicine
family history of breast cancer or Chemotherapy
ovarian cancer.
3 Abdominal Swelling Radiation Therapy

Endometrial Cancer 4 Sudden Weight Loss

Also referred as corpus uterine
Whenever we begin to feel
Endometrial Cancer
cancer, it is the 13th most common
cancer in both sexes, accounting as if we can no longer go on,
to 3,152 new cases diagnosed hope whispers in our ear to
in the Philippines in 2019.
According to the National 1 Bleeding between periods remind us that we are
Institute of Health, some of
the risk factors involve obesity 2 Difficult or painful urination strong.
- Robert M. Hensel
3 Vaginal bleeding after menopause
and problems in metabolism,
as well as misuse of estrogen pills.