Open AccessCervical Cancer Screening: Is the Age Group 30–65 Years Optimum for Screening in Low-Resource Settings?
Author(s) -
Ruchika Gupta,
Akhileshwar Sharda,
Dinesh Kumar,
Rajshree Fulzele,
Reena Dwivedi,
Sanjay Gupta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynecology of india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0971-9202
pISSN - 0975-6434
DOI - 10.1007/s13224-021-01479-w
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer screening , cervical cancer , resource (disambiguation) , gynecology , cancer , family medicine , obstetrics , computer science , computer network
An Operational Framework document for population-wide screening of common cancers in India was launched in 2016. The target age for screening is 30-65 years for cervical, breast and oral cancers. This study was designed to review the frequency and distribution of cervical lesions among women aged 21-29, 30-65 and > 65 years.