International Cervical Cancer Foundation

The International Cervical Cancer (INCCA) Foundation (INCCA) is a non-profit organization established in 2006 to improve the health and quality of life of Peruvian women through the primary and secondary prevention of female genital tract cancers, including cervical cancer,[1][2] in an area that has one of the highest rates of cervical cancer in the world.[3]

References

  1. Tambouret, Rosemary (June 2013). "Screening for Cervical Cancer in Low-Resource Settings in 2011". Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 137 (6): 782–790. doi:10.5858/arpa.2011-0695-RA. PMID 23721273.
  2. "AUM students travel to Peru to help fight cervical cancer". WSFA 12 News. Montgomery, Alabama. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. Nelson, Bryn (10 June 2011). "Cytologists battle cruel killer in Peru. Volunteers take on one of the world's highest cervical cancer rates". Cancer Cytopathology. 119 (3): 141. doi:10.1002/cncy.20169. PMID 21671409.


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