Namibia doctors fight cervical cancer

WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA —  The cervical cancer rate in Namibia is 37.5 for every 100,000 women, about three times higher than the rate worldwide. Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers and doctors in Namibia are advocating greater access to healthcare and the HPV vaccine to reduce the prevalence of the disease. November 2009 was a turning point in the life of Barbara Kamba-Nyathi. At the tender age of 29, she was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer. Her doctors recommended radiation therapy as opposed to chemotherapy, because at that time she had not yet had children and radiation

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