Cervical Cancer

Hong Kong diva's death inspires Singapore women to screen for cervical cancer

Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 12th, 2004

The death of Hong Kong pop star Anita Mui appears to have prompted a surge in the number of Singaporean women seeking tests for cervical cancer, health officials said January 21. 2004.

Hospitals and clinics have reported a sharp increase in requests for Pap smears, a common test for cervical cancer, since Mui died from the disease on December 30, 2003.

The number of women seeking Pap smears rose slightly in the first week after Mui's death but leaped 38% by the end of the second week, said Vivian Heng, a spokeswoman for the National Healthcare Group Polyclinics, which manages half the city-state's government clinics.

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-02-12)

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