Stigma & Cervical Cancer in Brazil
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- Slide: 1
- I have never been a women in the street, but I was very hot.
- If my neighbors found out, they would say I'm dirty. Spoiled. Rotten. And they would be right. I'm at fault for my illness.
- Slide: 2
- People say women from the Northeast are too sexual, but we're also expected to control it.
- You do, but I don't have to be faithful.
- Slide: 3
- Because they sleep around everyday and don't get checked up.
- I was with multiple people, including a girl.
- Why do women get cervical cancer?
- Slide: 4
- You may have developed cervical cancer from HIV. Have you ever been tested?
- No.
- You need radiation therapy. It's intense. Without insurance, you'll get a one-size-fits-all treatment plan, but there's a list.
- Slide: 5
- Keep talking, tell me how you're feeling.
- This overtreatment is killing me. I don't know who I am anymore. This was because I had multiple partners, right?
- Slide: 6
- Since my husband left, the doctor said my cancer would get better because I can't have sex anymore.
- After their treatments, many women abstained from having sex. They believe they're healthier without sex.
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