Discovering Pinas

After Dr. Becky Singson’s talk about cervical cancer, we had a target shooting activity at ARMSCOR Shooting Range in Makati. This is to symbolize our fight against cervical cancer. We had a brief introduction about handling a gun, loading bullets, aiming, firing and other stuff. After that, there was a mini-competition. I was freaking inside. I hate guns but my co-bloggers and friends were so brave to accept the challenge. Why couldn’t I? So I did fire the gun but with much stress. What I truly enjoyed about the target shooting session was loading bullets.

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Cervical cancer is the 2nd most common cancer among filipino women next to breast cancer. It is also the 2nd highest killer cancer in women. Cervical cancer incidence starts rising steeply at age 35 affecting pinay at the prime of their lives.

The Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the necessary cause of cervical cancer. It is a very common virus and is easily transmitted. You can get it through skin-to-skin (rubbing) genital contact even without sexual penetration – oral, manual, etc. Condoms may reduce the risk but do not offer full protection.
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