HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS AND CERVICAL CANCER: INDIAN SCENARIO
NEHA GAUTAM
Viral Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India
SHRIYA GANJU
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kamla Nehru State Hospital for Mother and Child, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India
SUNITE A. GANJU *
Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The association between human papilloma virus and cervical cancer has been clearly established and is a vaccine preventable disease. Cervical cancer, in India is the second most common cancer in women aged 15-44 years and accounts for 67,477 deaths annually. The article provides a comprehensive review of cervical cancer in India and recommendations for a vaccination strategy.
Keywords: Cervical cancer, HPV, vaccine, India