Detect cervical cancer using vinegar

A simple vinegar test helped cut the number of cervical cancer deaths in poor women by a third, according to a new study conducted in the slums of the country. .

Commenting on the research report at a cancer conference in Chicago (USA), experts say the results are "amazing". They found that the type of vinegar cervical cancer test was cheap, fast and could save tens of thousands of women every year in developing countries by detecting early signs of cancer, creating conditions for treatment before it is too late.

Cervical smears (Pap smears) and HPV - the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, have helped cut countless illnesses and deaths in the United States. However, poor countries cannot afford to fully equip these modern screening tools.

In the face of this fact, the researchers tested a very inexpensive type of test and could be conducted by the local people themselves with only 2 weeks of training and no lab equipment needed. . They used a diluted vinegar swab to wipe the cervix, making it possible to turn abnormal cells in a short time.

Usha Devi (right) has been saved by vinegar testing to help detect cervical cancer early.(Photo: AP)

The study began in 1998 with 75,360 women tested with vinegar every 2 years. An additional 76,178 women were selected to participate in the comparison group, in which they were educated on cancer knowledge at the beginning of the study and received a free Pap test. Any of the two women found to have cancer will receive free treatment at the hospital.

The results showed that the ability to detect cervical cancer by vinegar test is equivalent to gynecological examination at medical facilities. How to get a single vinegar test helped cut 31% of cervical cancer death rates in women. Researchers estimate that it is likely to save 22,000 lives in India and 72,600 people each year around the world.

Usha Devi, who is over 40 years old, is one of many women in India - the country has a number of cervical cancer cases that account for a third of the world - benefited from the new test method. She said she had 4 children and never went to a gynecological examination. She had very serious bleeding for many years but due to poverty and lack of money for medical examination, she hoped that patience and prayers could help her overcome the disadvantage.

One day, she received a card distributed by medical staff to persuade women to participate in the study of vinegar method. Eventually, she discovered that she had advanced cervical cancer. The study authors funded her surgery to remove the uterus and cervix to retain her life.

The whole world is trying to fight cervical cancer - one of the most common causes of cancer among women. Patients are hopeful that last month, two major pharmaceutical companies announced that they would significantly reduce the prices of HPV vaccines for poor countries. Pilot projects will begin in Asia and Africa with the goal of vaccinating more than 30 million girls in more than 40 countries by 2020.