Reggie Mutia Lambo Drilon, President of the Cancer Survivors Organization at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), says that the government will be risking lives—and incurring more costs for cancer treatment in the long run—if there is any reduction to the proposed budget for the school- and community-based HPV immunization program…
Reggie Mutia Lambo Drilon, President of the Cancer Survivors Organization at the Philippine General Hospital , says that the government will be risking lives—and incurring more costs for cancer treatment in the long run—if there is any reduction to the proposed budget for the school- and community-based HPV immunization program spearheaded by the Department of Health .
In between treatments, Ms. Drilon lost a cousin to cervical cancer. She also aided her ailing sister, Nethel, through two years of cervical cancer therapy, before the latter lost the fight at just 38 years old. Now a cancer survivor at 48 years old, Ms. Drilon is a staunch supporter of improved cancer awareness and education; increased financing for cancer prevention, screening and treatment; and, most particularly, an expanded scope for HPV vaccination among the youth.
To eliminate cervical cancer by 2030, the World Health Organization recommends that 90% of girls be fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine by the age of 15; 70% of women screened using a high-performance test by the age of 35, and again by the age of 45; and 90% of women with pre-cancer treated and 90% of women with invasive cancer managed.
In between bouts of chemotherapy, she would stake out government buildings to be ahead of competing petitioners. “
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