Open AccessScreening for cervical dysplasia and reproductive tract infections in Kerala, India: A multicentric study
Author(s) -
Jeremiah Jacob Tom,
Clint Vaz,
Catherin Nisha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_514_20
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , cervix , malignancy , dysplasia , disease , gynecology , cancer , population , obstetrics , reproductive tract , environmental health
Cancer of the uterine cervix is estimated to the second most frequently occurring malignancy among females in India. Cancer mortality profile in India estimates that 20.7% of cancer deaths in females are cervical cancer. This well elucidates the fatal aspect of the disease and the need for early detection.