{"id":4366,"date":"2026-01-23T15:45:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/?p=4366"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:45:37","slug":"cervical-cancer-awareness-month-what-women-in-football-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/cervical-cancer-awareness-month-what-women-in-football-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: What Women in Football Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January is <strong>Cervical Cancer Awareness Month<\/strong>. Cervical cancer is <strong>preventable<\/strong>, yet many women are diagnosed late simply because they were not screened early.<\/p>\n<p>The Basics<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cervical cancer is mainly caused by <strong>HPV (Human Papillomavirus)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Early detection through <strong>screening<\/strong> can save lives<\/li>\n<li>Many women have <strong>no symptoms<\/strong> in the early stages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What Female Footballers Should Do<\/p>\n<p>\u2714 <strong>Get screened<\/strong> (Pap smear or HPV test) every 3\u20135 years<br \/>\n\u2714 <strong>Take the HPV vaccine<\/strong> if eligible<br \/>\n\u2714 <strong>See a doctor<\/strong> if you notice unusual bleeding, pain, or discharge<\/p>\n<p>Why It Matters<\/p>\n<p>A healthy player performs better, recovers faster, and enjoys a longer career. Your health off the pitch is just as important as your fitness on it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Message as a Football Union<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We encourage clubs, players, and stakeholders to <strong>prioritize women\u2019s health<\/strong>, support regular screening, and create safe spaces for health education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Protect your health. Protect your career.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Cervical cancer is preventable, yet many women are diagnosed late simply because they were not screened early. The Basics Cervical cancer is mainly caused by HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Early detection through screening can save lives Many women have no symptoms in the early stages What Female Footballers Should Do<\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\"><a class=\"btn-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/cervical-cancer-awareness-month-what-women-in-football-should-know\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,91],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ghana-womens-football","category-pfag"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-20-at-15.06.14.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4366"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4368,"href":"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4366\/revisions\/4368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pfag.com.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}