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Mrs Rao (arbitrary name) is a 55-year-old lady who is very health conscious. She is very much aware of the symptoms of common cancers like breast and cervix and gets the screening tests like mammogram and pap smear regularly. Lately she has been experiencing abdominal bloating. Initially she assumed it…

Despite cervical cancer being highly preventable with regular Pap smears, HPV testing, and vaccination, cervical cancer remains one of the leading health concerns for women globally and is recognised as the fourth most common worldwide. In India alone, cervical cancer ranks as the second most common cancer in women.

Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the cervix, the lower part of the uterus. It is primarily caused by persistent infection with high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV). Early stages often have no symptoms, but advanced cases may cause abnormal bleeding, pelvic pain, or discomfort…

Cervical cancer is the most common female cancer in low- and middle-income countries and ranks fourth in the cancers of the womankind. In more than 95% cases of cervical cancer are associated with persistent HPV or Human Papilloma Virus infection. HPV is a common sexually transmitted infection, which do not…