Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in the developing world. 1 In Kenya it kills more people, male or female, than any other cancer and creates a heavy burden for women in the prime of life, for their families, and for the health care system. Age-standardized rates for Eastern Africa are among the highest in the world and are more than three times the rates in Europe and North America, where intensive screening programs and readily available treatment have brought cervical cancer incidence down from similarly high levels nearly a century ago. Screening programs based on.
