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Dear Indian Women, Did You know That There is a Vaccine for Cervical Cancer?
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While there is an outpour of COVID-19 vaccine-related news on social media, television, newspaper, and government information channels, little awareness has been spread around the vaccine for cervical cancer, which is the cause of second-highest cancer-related deaths among Indian women.
On world cancer day, here's all you need to know about cervical cancer, and how HPV vaccine, which is currently available in India, can help prevent it.
Cervical cancer is caused by a persistent infection by a sexually transmitted virus called papillomavirus (HPV) and is easily detected through a simple screening procedure called the pap smear test. However, health experts claim that most Indian women do not opt for such routine health check-ups since there is still a lot of stigma and shame associated with women's reproductive health. Hence, by the time they consult doctors, in most cases, cancer had already progressed to an advanced stage, thereby causing a higher number of deaths.