Ramping up cervical cancer prevention efforts in the Republic of Moldova

CHISINAU, Moldova – Irina Starciac, 46, was certain she was healthy. " I never had any symptoms that would get me worried, ” she said. She was lucky, then, that her family doctor decided to screen her for cervical cancer last September.“I was so sure my medical results would turn out fine that I even forgot to give the doctor my phone number,” she recalled.When the results came back showing pre-cancerous lesions, “the doctor had to find me through social media, " she said.The doctor ’s dedication paid off.
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