Cervical cancer screening & HPV vaccination: a comprehensive approach to cervical cancer control.
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2009-09
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India with its highest share of global burden of cervical cancer has to implement a population based
cervical cancer control program to reduce the number of deaths. There are new screening options
available like visual inspection after acetic acid application (VIA) test, single visit approach to screening
and treatment etc. Emergence of the two effective vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV), the
necessary cause of cervical cancer, has introduced a fresh lease of life to the cervical cancer control
strategies. The current high cost of the vaccines is a major impediment to implement a vaccine-based primary prevention approach.
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Cervical cancer, HPV, HPV vaccine
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Basu Partha, Chowdhury Debjani. Cervical cancer screening & HPV vaccination: a comprehensive approach to cervical cancer control. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2009 Sept; 130(3): 241-246.