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September is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
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2007-09-25

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Resources on Cervical Cancer:

Implementing Cervical Screening in South Africa

• Volume I: A Guide for Programme Managers
• Volume II: A Guide for Trainers

Chronic diseases of lifestyle report for 1995 to 2005 by the Medical Research Council
http://www.mrc.ac.za/chronic/cdl1995-2005.htm

National Guidelines on Cervical Cancer
http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/factsheets/guidelines/cancer.pdf

Incidence of Histologically Diagnosed cancer in South Africa, 1998-1999. National Cancer Registry of South Africa. Johannesburg: National Health Laboratory Service December 2004.
http://www.nhls.ac.za/Updated%20cancer98_ALL.pdf

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