AT least 12 Filipino women die daily from cervical cancer, the second most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years old, the Department of Health (DoH) said Wednesday.

Medical doctor Aleli Annie Grace Sudiacal, assistant regional director for the DoH-Metro Manila Center for Health Development, said that cervical cancer, or the cancer affecting the lower and narrow end of the uterus, is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) which is acquired during unprotected sexual intercourse.

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