As the year is gradually coming to an end, the CureCervicalCancer team is busily preparing for our three upcoming programs in Haiti, Kenya, and Vietnam where we will establish 11 more permanent, sustainable programs for the early detection and treatment of precancerous cervical lesions! With over 20 volunteers including several UCLA gynecologists (many of whom...
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The Most Valuable Player Award: Dr. Erica Oberman, UCLA GYN Faculty
Formerly known as Dr. Erica Oberman, her newly earned title is now: The Beast of Hoanh Bo. How did she earn this fearsome name? By screening a record breaking 397 patients in just one day! At first when the CCC team heard the news, we thought she was joking. How could this be? No one...
The Story of My Return to Vietnam as the Daughter of an Imprisoned Ex-Soldier
My name is Dang Thuy-Van Jacquelyn. I am CureCervicalCancer’s Senior Coordinator Intern and the Vietnam Program Leader. I left the country of Vietnam twenty years ago—the country that imprisoned my father for six years. He was brainwashed; he was battered; he never returned. I am the soldier’s daughter that chose to go back to help...
Dedication of the Quang Ninh Reproductive Center: The Angel Clinic; The Hoanh Bo Health Center: The Lenore Grossman Pridham Clinic; and The Cam Pha Health Center: The Dang Clinic in Vietnam
May 29, 2014 is a hallmark day for CureCervicalCancer. After a yearlong’s preparation, including enormous support from the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, we are pleased to announce the establishment of three sustainable clinics. On this record breaking trip, the CCC team has trained over 45 local healthcare professionals to a level of excellency in the...
Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam: Setting Up the Angel Clinic
Sunday, May 25, 2014 was milestone day for CureCervicalCancer. Eleven CCC healthcare providers, including Dr. Gordon, Dr. Oregon UCLA GYN faculty, Dr. Oberman UCLA GYN faculty, Doris RN, Elsa RN, Rhia RN, Melanie, Cullen, Stephen, Cyrus, and Jackie, arrived in Hanoi and drove to Quang Ninh Province. We started the process of implementing the first...
Langata, Nairobi See and Treat Graduation in Kenya.
With great honor on this day the second of May 2014 the CureCervicalCancer team warmly congratulated the five Langata women’s clinic nurses on their graduation. After four days of closely guided teaching we were proud to bestow certificates of completion for our rigorous “See and Treat” training program. Together, the CCC team and the eager...
Day 5: Our Second Sustainable Clinic is Set Up in Cap-Haitien, Haiti
We arrived at Hopital Saint Michel in Cap-Haitien, Haiti this morning to find that our partners—International Medical Corps—had prepared for our arrival. We were introduced to Dr. Johanna Trevant, the hospital’s head of gynecology, and two nurses designated to learn the See and Treat procedure. We began with an informational seminar and then moved to...
Day 4: Personal Stories (HPV)
The names and other identifying information about these patients have been altered to protect their privacy. This morning in Chisec, Guatemala, a lovely woman named Mayra entered the new Cure Cervical Cancer: Collie and Greg Daily Cinic. She came to be screened and possibly treated for premalignant cervical cancer. She knew HPV was very high...
Day 3: Personal Stories (Premalignant Cervical Cancer)
The names and other identifying information about these patients have been altered to protect their privacy. Adelia is a beautiful Mayan woman who hesitates to smile because she is missing her two front teeth. When she arrived today in her orange blouse, her young daughter refused to leave her side as she entered the CCC...
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...