What women should know about cervical cancer

South Delhi’s best doctors for cervical cancer explain.

A from of cancer that affects the cells of the cervix (the lower part of the uterus) is known as cervical cancer. This particular cancer is caused by a human borne virus called the human papillomavirus (HPV), and is generally transmitted via sexual contact.

The body’s immune naturally prevents the HPV from causing major harm to the body. However, HPV can survive for years, and gradually over time in some women, it can turn the cells of the cervix into cancerous ones. Cervical cancer makes up a large number of the total cancer cases found in Indian women.

Here are a few things should to know about cervical cancer in India.

It is reportedly the second most common cancer found to afflict Indian Women

Cervical cancer accounts for around 16.5% of the all-cancer cases among Indian women and is the second most prevalent form of cancer in the same with breast cancer being the most prevalent. Studies suggest about 160 million women in India between the ages of 30 and 60 are at higher risk of developing this cancer with close to one lakh new cases registered in 2018 alone.

As south Delhi’s best hospital for cervical cancer, we urge you to get check-ups regularly.

For Indian Women with cervical cancer, the diagnosis comes too late 

Studies have shown countries with an historically low socio-demographic index (SDI) invariably have a higher mortality rate for women afflicted with this cancer, and late diagnosis is unfortunately still reality

There are a number of factors behind women being diagnosed late.

• In India it is usually the case that most people get treatment after their cancer reaches relatively advanced stages; this includes women and makes treatment harder and lessens chances of recovery.
• Those who manage to get to a doctor on time, find treatment restrictively or not available at all; and the options can be disarmingly expensive.
• Unlike women in the developed parts of the word who are enrolled via government into regulatory screening programmes that detect cervical cancer among others rather early; women in India and the subcontinent in fact, do not have similar access to or inclination for such screening programmes with stigma or shame around exposing the body’s sensitive parts in India playing a massive role.