"I Started to Lose Weight, Then There Was Pain and bleeding." What Is Cervical Cancer and How It Is Fought in Central Asia.

The Central Asian countries are trying to prevent a disease that kills hundreds of women every year — cervical cancer — a cancer that can cause a human papilloma virus (HPV) that has long created an effective vaccine. On 28 May, the International Day for the Protection of Women's Health, Azattik Asia learned about the situation of HPVs in Central Asia. "I have been diagnosed with cervical cancer" 36-year-old Gulpari, a resident of a remote villa…