CSIP: PRELIMS BOOSTER SERIES – 513 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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                        CERVICAL CANCER

WHY IN NEWS?

Announcement in budget regarding programme for cervical cancer

BACKGROUND

  • Cervical cancer develops in a woman’s cervix. 
  • It is the 4thmost common type of cancer among women, globally and 2nd most common among women in India.
  • India contributes the largest share of the global cervical cancer burden;nearly 1 in every 4 deaths globally due to cervical cancer (as per The Lancet study).
  • Almost all cervical cancer cases (99%) are linked to infection with high-risk HPV,an extremely common virus transmitted through sexual contact.
  • Effective primary (HPV vaccination) and secondary prevention approaches (screening for and treating precancerous lesions) will prevent most cervical cancer cases.

 

INITIARIVES

  • Plan to roll out the indigenously developed CERVAVAC vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer among girls aged 9-14 years through their schools by mid-2023.