80% of women will encounter the papillomavirus responsible for this cancer in their lifetime. 10% of them will develop the disease.
Cervical cancer prevention and screening are the subject of an awareness campaign initiated by the Cancer Institute. This operation is reflected in particular by an open day on Saturday July 2 in the gardens of the Assembly of Polynesia in Papeete. Activities and conferences are organized there to better understand this sexually transmitted and potentially fatal disease, hence the importance of getting tested. The smear is free every three years for women aged 25 to 64.
Doctor Teanini Tematahotoa, gynecologist and member of the league once morest cancer:
