Tag: <span>cervix</span>

Day 2: Personal Stories (Cryotherapy)
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Day 2: Personal Stories (Cryotherapy)

The names and other identifying information about these patients have been altered to protect their privacy. At the end of the day, we were able to interview several patients who had gone through cryotherapy treatment. Marcela commented that the treatment hurt a little bit, but felt fine afterwards. Marcela’s daughter Gloria is pictured in the...

Coban: Day One – See and Treat
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Coban: Day One – See and Treat

Once we began operations, we had a lively See and Treat program going. Initially Dr. Patricia Gordon conducted demonstrations and brought in Cullen Hallinan, Jessie Margolis, and Kim Borden (who are pursuing careers in medicine) and nurses as co-participants. As the morning moved on, it was exciting to see Kim, Jessie, and Cullen taking over...

Ana, Elsa, Flori, Myra,& Suli Learn "See and Treat"
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Ana, Elsa, Flori, Myra,& Suli Learn "See and Treat"

We were greeted Sunday afternoon by Ana and Elsa from the soon-to-be dedicated “Collie and Greg Daily” CCC clinic in Chisec, and by Flori, Myra, and Suli from the soon-to-be dedicated CCC “Morris Hazan” clinic at Coban Hospital. Their smiles and enthusiasm were warm welcomes after our long journey. Kim Borden got to work setting...

Guatemalan Ministry of Health Comes Through!
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Guatemalan Ministry of Health Comes Through!

The first challenge CureCervicalCancer.org (CCC) faces in launching any new effort to bring “See and Treat” (for premalignant cervical cancer) to a developing country is getting its staff and equipment to the site. Stage One is bringing all the equipment (including multiple large cryotherapy units) to be used, and ultimately donated, through Customs, in this...

Preparation is No Breeze!
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Preparation is No Breeze!

Occasionally, supporters of CCC comment that they would like to “breeze off” with us to one of our destinations, say, Guatemala, or Kenya, or Haiti.  The fact is that getting to our work sites is no “breeze.” When CCC goes overseas, we have already accomplished a huge set of tasks since we must travel with...