{"id":6673,"date":"2025-02-28T07:37:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getmeds.ph\/blog\/?p=6673"},"modified":"2025-04-10T06:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T06:47:12","slug":"14-essential-cancer-screening-tests-for-women-early-detection-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getmeds.ph\/blog\/14-essential-cancer-screening-tests-for-women-early-detection-in-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Essential Cancer Screening Tests for Women: Early Detection in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cancer screening in the Philippines is a highly recommended procedure that should be done once you fall under a certain age. This is to check if there are abnormalities or significant changes in your body that should be brought to your attention, especially if these changes point to the possibility of having cancer which according to the <\/span>Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)<\/span><\/a>, is one of the leading causes of death for Filipinos nationwide, causing the disease to be recognized as a serious public health concern.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the case of women, there are several malignancy subtypes that they may unknowingly develop due to family history with the serious illness, gene mutations, lifestyle choices, radiation exposure, and other similar factors.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, despite this, only a few women go out of their way to undergo tumor detection tests, with <\/span>540,000 women out of 54 million<\/span><\/a> doing so. This raises the need for awareness when it comes to the significance of regular cancer screening tests for females, as well as what advantages can early cancer detection tests bring to one\u2019s well-being.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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