cervical cancer: A worrying thing has come to the fore regarding the health of women in India. In fact, a recent Lancet study has revealed that 23 percent of women in India die due to cervical cancer. Not only this, India is a country in Asia where women have the highest number of cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer causes 40% of deaths worldwide
It has been revealed in the report of Lancet Study Report that 40 percent of women in the whole world have died due to cervical cancer. But the more scary thing is that in the list of countries published by Lancet, India is at the top. After this, the second number is of China. For your information, let us tell you that in India, where 23 percent of women die due to cervical cancer, in China it is 17 percent. At the same time, in the year 2020, about 6,04,127 new cases of cervical cancer were reported on the global label. At the same time, 3 lakh 41 thousand and 831 women had died due to this disease.
58% cases across Asia
News Reels
According to ‘The Global Cancer Observatory’ (GLOBOCAN) 2020, more than 58% of cervical cancer cases on the global label are in Asia only. After this, 20 percent in Africa and 10 percent in Europe and 10 percent in Latin America. According to the World Health Organization, to avoid cervical cancer, it is very important for women to screen it from time to time.
What is cervical cancer?
Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the uterus. This is usually the lower part of the uterus which is attached to the vagina. It is usually caused by papillomavirus (human papillomavirus). In this disease, getting screening tests done from time to time and HPV infection can be avoided.
Cervical cancer vaccine coming soon in India
According to the ‘World Health Organization’ (WHO), the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is about to make India free of cervical cancer. Also will be shipped worldwide on Global Label. Under which Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand will start nationwide HPV vaccination for the treatment of cervical cancer.
read this also: Remedies For White Discharge: Troubled by itching and burning due to white discharge, pomegranate will get relief in this way
Check out below Health Tools-
Calculate Your Body Mass Index (BMI)
