Poonam's official Instagram account conveyed a somber message: "This morning brings a heavy heart as we share the sorrowful news of our dear Poonam's passing due to cervical cancer."
The overall survival rate of 52 per cent was about 6 per cent higher than that recorded in the previous SurvCan survey-3, which was 46 per cent. The survey presented a 5-year cancer survival assessment for selected PBCRs in India from 1991 to 1999.
The human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). HPV can be transmitted through skin-to-skin sexual contact so the transmission does not require sexual intercourse.
For the uninitiated, when cancer starts in the cervix, it is called cervical cancer. All women are at risk for cervical cancer. It occurs most often in women over age 30.
New Delhi: Cervical cancer is most common among Indian women after breast cancer, an expert said on Tuesday. Talking to IANS, Dr Neerja Bhatla, Head Of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, said that in Indian women, cervical cancer is the second most frequent cancer, but is preventable and curable, if […]
Visakhapatnam: A cervical cancer screening and vaccination programme was organised by Digumarti Foundation in association with Eco Carbon Private Ltd., on the occasion of International Women’s Day, at the ZP High School at Dharmarayudupeta village, Ravada Panchayati, Paravada Mandalam here on Tuesday. In a bid to prevent cervical cancer incidence, all the girls of the […]
Cervical cancer is a completely preventable disease because of its well defined, long pre-malignant phase and it can be detected easily by regular screening tests and follow up.
