Carcinoma cervix: current status and future perspective in India

Lalita Singhal; Deepak Kumar Mittal; Rajesh Kumar Grover

Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

Carcinoma cervix: current status and future perspective in India

Lalita Singhal, Deepak Kumar Mittal, Rajesh Kumar Grover

Abstract :

In India about 14.5 lakhs of new cases are diagnosed and about 7.36 lakhs patients died with cancer in 2016. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy worldwide and second most common cancer diagnosed among women in India. Nearly all cases of cervical cancer resulted from human papilloma virus infection. Most of cases presented in advanced stage due to lack of awareness and low socioeconomic status. In this article we review the strong need of education, awareness about screening programs, HPV vaccination programme, advanced treatment techniques and new targeted therapeutic agents for prevention, early detection and better treatment outcome to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with advanced stage.